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Singapore October 2012: Mercedes and BMW on top

November 14th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Mercedes CLS

* See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Michael *

Singaporean sales figures are only accessible by brand so far in 2012 and 2,270 new vehicles found a buyer in October in the country, bringing the year-to-date total to 23,469. In 2011, BMW ended 9 consecutive years of Toyota domination to become the most popular manufacturer in Singapore for the first time and it looks like it could reiterate that feat in 2012. After 10 months and thanks to 373 sales and 16.4% share in October (#2), the German brand has sold 3,989 units for a 17% share in Singapore. Mercedes ranks #1 this month with 403 sales and a massive 17.8% share, bringing its year-to-date total to 3,760 units and 16% at #2.

Lamborghini Aventador

Volkswagen, #1 last month, is down to #3 in October but with 369 sales it is still at a very high 16.3% of the market vs. 12.6% and #4 year-to-date. Toyota ranks #4 this month with 341 units and 15% vs. 3,489 and 14.9% year-to-date (#4). Notice also Audi up one spot to #5 and 6.5%, Peugeot up to 2.7%, Ford up 4 ranks to #11, Renault up 8 to #18, Skoda up 18 to #19, Bentley and Maserati each up one to #23 and #27 and Lamborghini up 7 to #28.

The reason why so many premium brands appear atop the Singaporean ranking lies in the Certificates of Entitlement, a government program meaning Singapore residents have to bid for the right to buy a motor vehicle, with the number of certificates deliberately restricted. In October 2012 COEs prices up again to a mind-boggling S$77,200 for cars under 1,600cc and S$92,400 for cars over 1,600cc, which in most cases corresponds to double the car price itself! Only the very rich can afford to buy a new car in Singapore these days…

Previous month: Singapore September 2012: Volkswagen leads, BMW #1 year-to-date

Previous year: Singapore 2011: BMW ends almost a decade of Toyota domination

Full October 2012 Top 40 All-brands Ranking Table below.

Singapore October 2012:

Pos Brand Oct % Sep 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Mercedes 403 17.8% 4 3,760 16.0% 2 2
2 BMW 373 16.4% 2 3,989 17.0% 1 1
3 Volkswagen 369 16.3% 1 2,961 12.6% 4 4
4 Toyota 341 15.0% 3 3,489 14.9% 3 3
5 Audi 148 6.5% 6 1,436 6.1% 5 5
6 Hyundai 93 4.1% 11 1,037 4.4% 6 6
7 Peugeot 62 2.7% 7 493 2.1% 10 13
8 Volvo 61 2.7% 5 889 3.8% 7 9
9 Nissan 56 2.5% 8 617 2.6% 8 10
10 Chevrolet 38 1.7% 13 402 1.7% 13 11
11 Ford 38 1.7% 15 303 1.3% 17 20
12 Porsche 35 1.5% 9 448 1.9% 12 12
13 Mazda 32 1.4% 19 278 1.2% 18 18
14 Honda 30 1.3% 12 449 1.9% 11 8
15 Citroen 25 1.1% 17 314 1.3% 16 16
16 Mini 19 0.8% 16 241 1.0% 19 15
17 Jaguar 17 0.7% 10 333 1.4% 14 14
18 Renault 13 0.6% 26 99 0.4% 22 19
19 Skoda 13 0.6% 36 54 0.2% 28 n/a
20 Land Rover 12 0.5% 14 314 1.3% 15 21
21 Kia 10 0.4% 18 548 2.3% 9 7
22 Opel 9 0.4% 21 69 0.3% 23 n/a
23 Bentley 9 0.4% 24 63 0.3% 26 n/a
24 Subaru 8 0.4% 20 132 0.6% 20 22
25 Suzuki 8 0.4% 23 130 0.6% 21 17
26 Infiniti 6 0.3% 30 55 0.2% 27 n/a
27 Maserati 4 0.2% 28 67 0.3% 25 n/a
28 Lamborghini 4 0.2% 35 49 0.2% 31 31
29 Alfa Romeo 4 0.2% 37 36 0.2% 33 n/a
30 Jeep 4 0.2% 38 20 0.1% 37 n/a
31 Ferrari 3 0.1% 25 67 0.3% 24 25
32 Rolls Royce 3 0.1% 31 44 0.2% 32 n/a
33 Daihatsu 3 0.1% 40 34 0.1% 34 n/a
34 Chrysler 3 0.1% 27 12 0.1% 41 n/a
35 Mitsubishi 2 0.1% 29 52 0.2% 29 23
36 Proton 2 0.1% 33 49 0.2% 30 n/a
37 McLaren 2 0.1% 32 31 0.1% 35 n/a
38 Fiat 2 0.1% 41 24 0.1% 36 n/a
39 SsangYong 2 0.1% 22 16 0.1% 38 n/a
40 Aston Martin 2 0.1% 34 16 0.1% 39 n/a
41 Lotus 1 0.0% 42 9 0.0% 42 n/a
42 Perodua 1 0.0% 43 8 0.0% 43 n/a

Source: www.lta.gov.sg, many thanks to Michael for the tip!

Note: Toyota sales include Lexus.

Categories: Singapore
  1. JimC
    November 14th, 2012 at 20:44 | #1
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    Hi Matt,

    Just to tell you that in the first paragraph just below the Aventador picture. You said…

    Volkswagen, #1 last month, is down to # in October but with 369 sales…
    What is it down to?

    Otherwise, an outstanding and reliable source for car sales!

    Thanks,

  2. eddy
    November 14th, 2012 at 20:35 | #2
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    :-) Not at all. I was curious because Lexus total sales in Singapore is top among the ASEAN countries. Thanks too for letting me know about it!

    Regards.

  3. eddy
    November 14th, 2012 at 18:19 | #3
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    I only realized that the Lexus figures are not included in the list. I wonder if it has been included into Toyota total sales.

    • matgasnier
      November 14th, 2012 at 18:32 | #4
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      Hi Eddy – good pickup. You are correct, Toyota sales include Lexus.
      cheers
      Matt

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