
Small car COE premium hits $33,798
Open COE premiums also rose to $33,420.
The certificate of entitlement (COE) for most cars rose in the latest bidding exercise this August with COE premiums of cars up to 1,600cc and 130bhp hitting $33,798 as traders disposed of their order backlog.
The move comes after the COE for small cars earlier plunged to an eight year low at $25,000 in July following new vehicle emission scheme (VES) issued by the Land Transport Authority (LTA).
COE premiums for cars above 1,600cc or 130bhp also rose to $34,381.
Open COE, which can be used for any vehicle except motorcycles, also followed the upward ttrend after hitting $33,420.
Only COE premiums for goods vehicle and buses fell to $30,389.