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COE

Car review

Mercedes-Benz GLC electric mixes retro styling and cutting-edge EV tech

Behind the shiny LED grille is a posh luxury sport utility vehicle with serious electric-vehicle tech.
Behind the shiny LED grille is a posh luxury sport utility vehicle with serious electric-vehicle tech.

Cat A COE premium hits all-time high of $139,001; Cat B price also rises

The current price of a Category A COE eclipses the previous record set on Sept 9, when it cost $133,009.
The current price of a Category A COE eclipses the previous record set on Sept 9, when it cost $133,009.

COE review: Most people support merging car categories, and five-band rebate system

The majority of respondents in the public consultation on COE review supports merging the two car COE categories and to use a five-band system.
The majority of respondents in the public consultation on COE review supports merging the two car COE categories and to use a five-band system.

Parliament to discuss haze law changes, MPs ask about impact on outdoor workers, vulnerable groups

More than 30 MPs have filed over 50 parliamentary questions on how Singapore is tackling the haze, which escalated here in early September.
More than 30 MPs have filed over 50 parliamentary questions on how Singapore is tackling the haze, which escalated here in early September.

Motor Traders Association proposes using car length to distinguish mass-market cars in COE review

A review of the COE categorisation framework is underway to better differentiate mass-market cars from non-mass-market ones.
A review of the COE categorisation framework is underway to better differentiate mass-market cars from non-mass-market ones.

10 car brands register fewer than 1 car a month in S’pore

KGM from Korea registered just three cars in the first nine months of 2026.
KGM from Korea registered just three cars in the first nine months of 2026.

COE supply for 3-month period until Jan 2027 to go up by 1.1%

The supply of COEs for smaller and less powerful cars and EVs remain unchanged from the current three-month quota period.
The supply of COEs for smaller and less powerful cars and EVs remain unchanged from the current three-month quota period.

Car review

Tesla trims Model 3’s features and $17,000 off its price to take on Chinese electric vehicles

Before factoring the cost of a Category A COE, the Model 3 RWD 110 retails for $74,411.
Before factoring the cost of a Category A COE, the Model 3 RWD 110 retails for $74,411.

Car review

The made-in-China Elexio is Hyundai’s answer to the EV challenge

Spacious, practical and well-priced, the Hyundai Elexio may be just the car to take on Chinese rivals.
Spacious, practical and well-priced, the Hyundai Elexio may be just the car to take on Chinese rivals.

Cat A premium rises to $132,004 in first tender after COE review announced; Cat B climbs to $131,901

Car COEs rose at the latest bidding exercise after dipping at the two previous rounds.
Car COEs rose at the latest bidding exercise after dipping at the two previous rounds.

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