Car News
June 2026 COE Results 2nd Bidding: The COE horse was in a school holiday mood and slowed down in four of the five Categories, while Open Category E barely moved
Lifestyle
A podium-filled weekend for Motorist and the Shane Ang Racing team at the opening weekend of the PT Maxnitron Racing Series
Fellow Motorist: Tzong Lee, co-founder & co-CEO, TRAPO
The official Formula 1 Exhibition is coming to Singapore in July
June 2026 COE Results 1st Bidding: The COE stallion was a costly workhorse again, with Cat C premium at a new peak of $94k, while the car Categories were more or less still expensive
Motorist is going racing with Aiden Chong and the Shane Ang Racing team for the 2026 season
May 2026 COE Results 2nd Bidding: The COE horse went racing again, with Category E at $130k and commercial-vehicle Category C at an all-time high of $92.2k
Motormouth: May the downforce be with you on the road in our home galaxy
Cat A needs more COEs to meet current demand but gets fewer instead, while Cat B gets more COEs
Car Guides
The Motorist Guide to buying a used car
March 2026 COE Results 2nd Bidding: The COE horse galloped at a steady pace, with minor price acceleration in all Categories except motorbikes’ Cat D, which shot up by 11 percent
March 2026 COE Results 1st Bidding: The COE pony ended its CNY with new increases in premiums across the board, particularly Category B which went up by almost 9 percent
February 2026 COE Results 2nd Bidding: The COE pony started its Year of the Horse with an anomaly - Cat A costing more than Cat B
Motormouth: The CNY car is a blessing and a curse
Motormouth: Dream gal + dream car = dream drive, sure steam
Singapore Government slashes PARF rebates for new cars in a surprise policy move
February 2026 COE Results 1st Bidding: The COE pony didn’t gallop towards the Year of the Horse, with reined-in prices across the five Categories, especially Cat B for “big cars”
BYD was Singapore’s best-seller in 2025 for the second year running, with 11,184 units registered
No COE CNY ang pow from LTA for motor traders and new car buyers, with 210 fewer car COEs for the six-bid quota tender period of 2026 February to April
mReview: Honda Accord – Honda Has Done It Again
January 2026 COE Results 2nd Bidding: Car buyers’ semi-happy new year earlier this month stayed that way when the premiums for all car Categories except Cat E went up in the second round
Motormouth: Singapore Motorshow 2026 made me think about the Carpenters and their greatest hits
January 2026 COE Results 1st Bidding: Not a totally happy new year so far for new car buyers, with Cat A making a U-turn towards the $100k mark but Categories B and E inching up
Fellow Motorist: Jeffrey Goh, co-founder & group chief executive officer, AXS
