Singapore November 2012: Toyota and Volkswagen shoot up

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Singapore November 2012: Toyota and Volkswagen shoot up

December 17th, 2012 matgasnier Leave a comment Go to comments

Toyota Crown. Toyota holds 19% of the Singaporean market in November.

* See the Top 35 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Michael *

In November, 2,273 new vehicles found a buyer in Singapore, bringing the year-to-date total to 25,742. The Singaporean new car market is unique in the world because it is heavily influenced by 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 November COEs prices hit 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…

VW Passat. Volkswagen grabs 17.5% of Singaporean new car sales in November.

As a result, 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. At end-November, BMW is #1 in the country with 4,368 sales and a world-best 17% market share, followed by Mercedes at 4,108 units and 16%. However in November it’s Toyota that takes the lead in Singapore with a brilliant 431 sales and 19% share, partly due to a promotion that lets you upgrade to the next model up for the same price! For example for the price of a Toyota Vios you can get a Toyota Corolla… Volkswagen also shines at #2 with 397 units and 17.5%.

Bentley Continental GT. Bentley sold nearly as many cars as Ford in Singapore this month.

Other great performers in Singapore this month include Mazda up 4 spots on October to #9 with 40 sales and 1.8%, Land Rover up 9 to #11 at 33 units and 1.5%, Bentley up 5 to an outstanding 17th position with 21 sales and 0.9%, Opel up to #19 and Alfa Romeo up to #23.

Previous month: Singapore October 2012: Mercedes and BMW on top

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

Full November 2012 Top 35 All-brands Ranking Table below.

Singapore November 2012 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Nov	%	Oct	2012	%	Pos	2011
1	Toyota	431	19.0%	4	3,920	15.2%	3	3
2	Volkswagen	397	17.5%	3	3,358	13.0%	4	4
3	BMW	379	16.7%	2	4,368	17.0%	1	1
4	Mercedes	348	15.3%	1	4,108	16.0%	2	2
5	Audi	125	5.5%	5	1,561	6.1%	5	5
6	Volvo	90	4.0%	8	979	3.8%	7	9
7	Hyundai	76	3.3%	6	1,113	4.3%	6	6
8	Peugeot	40	1.8%	7	533	2.1%	10	13
9	Mazda	40	1.8%	13	318	1.2%	18	18
10	Nissan	33	1.5%	9	650	2.5%	8	10
11	Land Rover	33	1.5%	20	347	1.3%	15	21
12	Honda	31	1.4%	14	480	1.9%	11	8
13	Jaguar	27	1.2%	17	360	1.4%	14	14
14	Porsche	25	1.1%	12	473	1.8%	12	12
15	Citroen	23	1.0%	15	337	1.3%	16	16
16	Ford	22	1.0%	11	325	1.3%	17	20
17	Bentley	21	0.9%	23	84	0.3%	24	n/a
18	Kia	19	0.8%	21	567	2.2%	9	7
19	Opel	17	0.7%	22	86	0.3%	23	n/a
20	Mini	14	0.6%	16	255	1.0%	19	15
21	Chevrolet	13	0.6%	10	415	1.6%	13	11
22	Renault	12	0.5%	18	111	0.4%	22	19
23	Alfa Romeo	9	0.4%	29	45	0.2%	33	n/a
24	Skoda	8	0.4%	19	62	0.2%	27	n/a
25	Maserati	7	0.3%	27	74	0.3%	25	n/a
26	Suzuki	6	0.3%	25	136	0.5%	20	17
27	Ferrari	4	0.2%	31	71	0.3%	26	25
28	Infiniti	3	0.1%	26	58	0.2%	28	n/a
29	Mitsubishi	3	0.1%	35	55	0.2%	29	23
30	Lamborghini	3	0.1%	28	52	0.2%	30	31
31	Proton	3	0.1%	36	52	0.2%	31	n/a
32	Jeep	3	0.1%	30	23	0.1%	37	n/a
33	Aston Martin	3	0.1%	40	19	0.1%	38	n/a
34	Rolls Royce	2	0.1%	32	46	0.2%	32	n/a
35	McLaren	2	0.1%	37	33	0.1%	35	n/a
36	Subaru	1	0.0%	24	133	0.5%	21	22