{
  "id": 1919159,
  "title": "COE premium spike points to more hikes this year, warn industry observers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/coe-premium-spike-points-to-more-hikes-this-year-warn-industry-1919159",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T11:00:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/coe-premium-spike-points-more-hikes-year-warn-industry-observers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premium spike suggests further increases this year, according to industry experts. The latest COE bidding round on August 19 revealed that passenger car premiums are unlikely to decline significantly in the coming weeks, as the supply continues to fall short of demand. Nicholas Wong, chief executive officer of Honda dealer Kah Motor, stated that \"COE premiums are not going to drop in the coming months, because the supply will continue to be in shortfall of demand.\"",
  "summary": "They tie this to reduced quota and increased time for returning de-registrations to the market",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Singapore",
        "title": "COE premium spike points to more hikes this year, warn industry observers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/coe-premium-spike-points-to-more-hikes-this-year-warn-industry",
        "published": "2026-08-19T11:00:35.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}