COE supply to drop 0.8% in upcoming quarter
22 Jan 2026|6,148 views
Already secured your new car even before the 2026 Singapore Motor Show? You could well be on the way to letting out a great sigh of relief. The LTA has announced that the total COE quota for the quarter spanning from February to April 2026 will see a 1% decrease.
That's right. After months of steady increases (the last time COE supply dropped across all categories was as far back as May 2023), this upcoming quarter is set to see an overall decrease in available COEs available to bid on.
A total of 4,864 COEs will be available in Category B, while 7,585 COEs will be available in Category A in the quarter from February to April 2026
The numbers are as follows:
A total of 18,824 COEs will be available for bidding across all categories this upcoming quarter, a drop from the total of 18,984 COEs that were available from November 2025 to January 2026.
This new total still includes an injection of identified guaranteed de-registrations, which reaches 1,822 COEs for Cat A and 35 COEs for Cat B.
A total of 7,585 COEs will be available in Category A in the upcoming quarter, while 4,864 COEs will be available in Category B in the same time period. The quarter will also see a total of 1,435 COEs available for bidding in Category E.
A breakdown of the numbers is available in the table below:
| Cat A | Cat B | Cat C | Cat E | |
| Total Quota for Nov 2025 to Jan 2026 | 7,662 | 4,783 | 1,692 | 1,649 |
| Total Quota for Feb 2026 to Apr 2026 | 7,585 | 4,864 | 1,742 | 1,435 |
| Net change | -77 | +81 | +50 | -214 |
| % change | -1% | +1.7% | +3.0% | -13% |
But what does this mean if you're planning to secure one of the many tasty new cars that were launched at the motor show?
Put simply, if you're in no urgent need to purchase a new car, it will be prudent to wait out this quarter. The latest COE bidding session already saw both premiums and the total number of bids submitted for both Cat A and Cat B rising, and dealers here will still have a few weeks still to secure COEs for the orders secured during the motor show, so premiums are likely to stay high in the next few COE bidding sessions.
Of course, a 1% decrease in available supply itself isn't going to result in a dramatic change in COE premiums (in fact, in its press release, the LTA declared: "COE supply for Category A expected to remain stable"), but we think it's still safe to assume that premiums will trend upwards in the coming weeks when this decrease in COE supply comes right off the back of the motor show.
And if you have time to wait before purchasing your next car, note that the LTA states that the next quota announcement for the bidding period of May 2026 to July 2026 will be made in April 2026.
Already secured your new car even before the 2026 Singapore Motor Show? You could well be on the way to letting out a great sigh of relief. The LTA has announced that the total COE quota for the quarter spanning from February to April 2026 will see a 1% decrease.
That's right. After months of steady increases (the last time COE supply dropped across all categories was as far back as May 2023), this upcoming quarter is set to see an overall decrease in available COEs available to bid on.
A total of 4,864 COEs will be available in Category B, while 7,585 COEs will be available in Category A in the quarter from February to April 2026
The numbers are as follows:
A total of 18,824 COEs will be available for bidding across all categories this upcoming quarter, a drop from the total of 18,984 COEs that were available from November 2025 to January 2026.
This new total still includes an injection of identified guaranteed de-registrations, which reaches 1,822 COEs for Cat A and 35 COEs for Cat B.
A total of 7,585 COEs will be available in Category A in the upcoming quarter, while 4,864 COEs will be available in Category B in the same time period. The quarter will also see a total of 1,435 COEs available for bidding in Category E.
A breakdown of the numbers is available in the table below:
| Cat A | Cat B | Cat C | Cat E | |
| Total Quota for Nov 2025 to Jan 2026 | 7,662 | 4,783 | 1,692 | 1,649 |
| Total Quota for Feb 2026 to Apr 2026 | 7,585 | 4,864 | 1,742 | 1,435 |
| Net change | -77 | +81 | +50 | -214 |
| % change | -1% | +1.7% | +3.0% | -13% |
But what does this mean if you're planning to secure one of the many tasty new cars that were launched at the motor show?
Put simply, if you're in no urgent need to purchase a new car, it will be prudent to wait out this quarter. The latest COE bidding session already saw both premiums and the total number of bids submitted for both Cat A and Cat B rising, and dealers here will still have a few weeks still to secure COEs for the orders secured during the motor show, so premiums are likely to stay high in the next few COE bidding sessions.
Of course, a 1% decrease in available supply itself isn't going to result in a dramatic change in COE premiums (in fact, in its press release, the LTA declared: "COE supply for Category A expected to remain stable"), but we think it's still safe to assume that premiums will trend upwards in the coming weeks when this decrease in COE supply comes right off the back of the motor show.
And if you have time to wait before purchasing your next car, note that the LTA states that the next quota announcement for the bidding period of May 2026 to July 2026 will be made in April 2026.
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