Singapore Autos market in the 2017 was stable at the high level hit in the previous year, with near 110.000 vehicles sold, almost three-time more than in the 2013. Toyota overtook Honda on top of car passenger’s ranking, but just for peanuts.
Singapore’s momentum in economic lost some steam in Q4 but continued its healthy expansion, as markets had widely expected. Year-on-year growth benefited from solid global demand for electronics, which underpinned the manufacturing sector. The services sector also supported the economy, while the construction sector continued to contract, dragged down by the high stock of real estate. External demand seems, however, to be weakening: Annual growth in non-oil domestic exports softened considerably in both November and December. That said, business sentiment remains upbeat, and the robust Manufacturing PMI reading in December suggests that Q1 started on solid footing.
Singapore vehicles market hit a negative peak in the 2013 and then started a fast growth, supported by the decision taken by the government to release more CEE (certification for vehicles purchase) with total vehicles sales volume grew impressively from 37.511 (2013) to a new record in the 2017, when – according to data released by the Singapore Bureau of Statistics – sales hit the 109.888 units, down 0.8% from the previous year.
| Sales 2012 | Sales 2013 | Sales 2014 | Sales 2015 | Sales 2016 | Sales 2017 | Sales 2018 e | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car | 32.723 | 25.954 | 33.021 | 61.763 | 87.938 | 90.167 | 91.442 |
| HCV | 4.775 | 6.686 | 12.549 | 15.145 | 17.321 | 14.320 | 15.559 |
| Taxi | 4.836 | 3.493 | 4.085 | 4.060 | 3.794 | 2.770 | 2.825 |
| Bus | 1.155 | 1.378 | 1.694 | 1.799 | 1.852 | 2.631 | 2.684 |
| Total | 43.489 | 37.511 | 51.349 | 82.767 | 110.905 | 109.888 | 112.510 |
| 2012 Var | 2013 Var | 2014 Var | 2015 Var | 2016 Var | 2017 Var | 2018 var e | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | -24,7% | 19,3% | 22,9% | 6,2% | 2,9% | 42,1% | 2,0% |
| Car | -1,3% | -19,5% | 28,8% | 113,5% | 42,4% | 2,5% | 1,4% |
| HCV | -20,5% | 40,1% | 88,0% | 20,7% | 14,4% | -11,9% | 2,0% |
| Taxi | -7,8% | -27,8% | 16,9% | -0,6% | -6,6% | -27,0% | 2,0% |
| Total | -5,8% | -12,0% | 39,0% | 75,1% | 34,0% | -0,1% | 1,5% |
At brand-wise (just car passenger’s), Toyota gained the leadership with few units of advantage over Honda.
Indeed Toyota have sold 16.037 cars (+7.8%) while the rival Honda did 16.013 (-17.8%).
In third place Mazda with 8.509 (+20.0%) followed by Mercedes with 6.457 units (+0.2%), BMW with 5.591 (+22.0%), Nissan with 5.249 (-25.4%) and Kia with 3.848 (+63.3%).
| Rank 2017 | Rank 2016 | Brand | Sales 2017 | Sales 2016 | Variation 2017 | Share 2017 | Share 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Toyota | 16.037 | 14.875 | 7,8% | 17,8% | 16,9% |
| 2 | 1 | Honda | 16.013 | 19.349 | -17,2% | 17,8% | 22,0% |
| 3 | 3 | Mazda | 8.509 | 7.091 | 20,0% | 9,4% | 8,1% |
| 4 | 5 | Mercedes | 6.457 | 6.444 | 0,2% | 7,2% | 7,3% |
| 5 | 6 | BMW | 5.591 | 4.582 | 22,0% | 6,2% | 5,2% |
| 6 | 4 | Nissan | 5.241 | 7.028 | -25,4% | 5,8% | 8,0% |
| 7 | 13 | Kia | 3.848 | 2.357 | 63,3% | 4,3% | 2,7% |
| 8 | 11 | Hyundai | 3.803 | 2.587 | 47,0% | 4,2% | 2,9% |
| 9 | 8 | Mitsubishi | 3.555 | 3.632 | -2,1% | 3,9% | 4,1% |
| 10 | 9 | Subaru | 3.325 | 2.902 | 14,6% | 3,7% | 3,3% |
| 11 | 7 | Lexus | 3.096 | 4.059 | -23,7% | 3,4% | 4,6% |
| 12 | 12 | Audi | 2.604 | 2.360 | 10,3% | 2,9% | 2,7% |
| 13 | 10 | Volkswagen | 2.450 | 2.779 | -11,8% | 2,7% | 3,2% |
| 14 | 14 | Volvo | 1.526 | 1.485 | 2,8% | 1,7% | 1,7% |
| 15 | 27 | Opel | 961 | 241 | 298,8% | 1,1% | 0,3% |
| 16 | 21 | Renault | 768 | 462 | 66,2% | 0,9% | 0,5% |
| 17 | 15 | Citroen | 722 | 814 | -11,3% | 0,8% | 0,9% |
| 18 | 17 | Peugeot | 681 | 608 | 12,0% | 0,8% | 0,7% |
| 19 | 18 | Porsche | 677 | 563 | 20,2% | 0,8% | 0,6% |
| 20 | 19 | Jaguar | 553 | 555 | -0,4% | 0,6% | 0,6% |
| 21 | 22 | Land Rover | 529 | 388 | 36,3% | 0,6% | 0,4% |
| 22 | 20 | Suzuki | 501 | 496 | 1,0% | 0,6% | 0,6% |
| 23 | 16 | Chevrolet | 468 | 623 | -24,9% | 0,5% | 0,7% |
| 24 | 23 | Mini | 467 | 383 | 21,9% | 0,5% | 0,4% |
| 25 | 26 | SsangYong | 388 | 279 | 39,1% | 0,4% | 0,3% |
| 26 | 24 | Ford | 359 | 337 | 6,5% | 0,4% | 0,4% |
| 27 | 25 | Infiniti | 302 | 328 | -7,9% | 0,3% | 0,4% |
| 28 | 35 | Seat | 199 | 14 | |||
| 29 | 33 | Perodua | 125 | 18 | |||
| 30 | 28 | Maserati | 124 | 63 | |||
| 31 | 29 | Bentley | 70 | 53 | |||
| 32 | 38 | Jeep | 52 | 9 | |||
| 33 | 31 | Ferrari | 39 | 37 | |||
| 34 | 35 | Aston Martin | 29 | 14 | |||
| 35 | 32 | Rolls-Royce | 25 | 19 | |||
| 36 | 36 | Alpina | 23 | 12 | |||
| 37 | 30 | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 39 | |||
| 38 | 34 | Lamborghini | 11 | 15 | |||
| 39 | 39 | McLaren | 10 | 5 | |||
| 40 | 42 | Skoda | 6 | 2 | |||
| 41 | 43 | Triumph | 3 | 1 | |||
| 42 | 37 | Chery | 2 | 10 | |||
| 43 | 44 | Mitsuoka | 1 | - | |||
| 43 | 43 | Fiat | 1 | 1 | |||
| 43 | 43 | Lotus | 1 | 1 | |||
| 43 | 40 | MG | 1 | 4 | |||
| 43 | 44 | Austin | 1 | - | |||
| 43 | 44 | Datsun | 1 | - | |||
| 44 | 44 | Hafei | - | - | |||
| 44 | 41 | Tesla | - | 3 | |||
| 44 | 44 | Hummer | - | - | |||
| 44 | 44 | Proton | - | - | |||
| 44 | 43 | Daihatsu | - | 1 |
| Rank 2017 | Rank 2016 | Group | Sales 2017 | Sales 2016 | Variation 2017 | Share 2017 | Share 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Toyota M.C. | 19.133 | 18.935 | 1,0% | 21,2% | 21,5% |
| 2 | 1 | Honda M.C. | 16.013 | 19.349 | -17,2% | 17,8% | 22,0% |
| 3 | 3 | Renault Nissan Alliance | 9.867 | 11.450 | -13,8% | 10,9% | 13,0% |
| 4 | 4 | Mazda | 8.509 | 7.091 | 20,0% | 9,4% | 8,1% |
| 5 | 8 | Hyundai-Kia | 7.651 | 4.944 | 54,8% | 8,5% | 5,6% |
| 6 | 5 | Mercedes Benz | 6.457 | 6.444 | 0,2% | 7,2% | 7,3% |
| 7 | 7 | BMW | 6.106 | 4.996 | 22,2% | 6,8% | 5,7% |
| 8 | 6 | Volkswagen Group | 6.017 | 5.786 | 4,0% | 6,7% | 6,6% |
| 9 | 9 | Fuji Heavy Industries | 3.325 | 2.902 | 14,6% | 3,7% | 3,3% |
| 10 | 10 | P.S.A. | 2.364 | 1.663 | 42,2% | 2,6% | 1,9% |
