[SINGAPORE] The supply of Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) for the November 2025 to January 2026 period will edge up 1.5 per cent from the previous quarter to 18,984, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Friday (Oct 24).
This is slightly higher than the 18,701 COEs available between August and October.
For upcoming tenders until end-January, the number of COEs for Category A – which covers cars with engines of up to 1,600 cc or 97 kilowatts (kW) of power, and electric vehicles (EVs) of up to 110 kW – will rise 1 per cent to 7,662, from 7,586 previously.
October’s second bidding exercise on Thursday marked the first decline for Category A premiums after three straight record highs, falling 4.8 per cent or S$6,105 to S$122,000 from Oct 8’s tender.
Category B, for larger and more powerful cars and EVs, will see its quota increase slightly to 4,783 from 4,737.
The supply for Category C, which covers commercial vehicles and buses, will rise to 1,692 from 1,642.
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Category D, for motorcycles, remains unchanged at 3,198 COEs.
In the open Category E – which can be used to register any type of vehicle except motorcycles – the quota will climb 7.2 per cent to 1,649, from 1,538 in the previous quarter.
The new quota is derived from 25 per cent of replacement COEs from vehicles deregistered between October 2024 and September 2025, a 0.25 per cent annual growth allowance for commercial vehicles, and adjustments for changes in taxi numbers, expired temporary COEs and other redistributions.
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Bidding under the new quota will begin on Nov 3. COE tenders are held on the first and third Mondays of each month, though LTA noted a longer interval of three weeks between December’s second bidding exercise and the first one in January 2026.
The next quota announcement, covering February to April 2026, will be made in January.
