Super high-end car sales surge by 40% in 2021

The bestselling brand was Bentley, with 103 units registered last year. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - Super high-end cars sped ahead of mass market models, with sales surging by nearly 40 per cent in 2021.

McLaren, Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Ferrari and Aston Martin - brands with the bulk of models above $500,000 - had combined sales of 360 cars, or 38.5 per cent more than in 2020. Together, they accounted for 0.8 per cent of total new cars registered, up from 0.6 per cent in 2020.

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