Deferment granted for cars due for inspection and scrapping

Several vehicle-related requirements will be waived, deferred or postponed in light of the one-month elevated safe-distancing measures.

Process of exporting deregistered cars under review to prevent abuse

Current car export processes are being reviewed following its seizure in June of 120 deregistered cars that had not been dealt with as stated.

Low COE prices could drive more to scrap cars prematurely

At current COE prices, motorists who bought their cars between 2014 and 2016 are finding it more attractive to switch to a new one now.

Last CNG taxi scrapped, gas cars down to 1,000

The last of TransCab's Compressed Natural Gas taxis was scrapped last month, due to limited refuelling stations and poor cost advantages over normal cabs.

The end of the road for these cars

Kheng Keng Auto scrapyard in Sungei Kadut salvages usable parts before disposing of deregistered cars, with up to 1,000 cars passing through each month.

Demand for old cars by taxi app operators slows scrappage

Slowdown in deregistrations of old cars as taxi app firms, such as Uber and GrabTaxi, snap up near-COE-expiry cars for their fleets.

Volkswagen global sales deliveries increase by 6.7%

Despite global recession, the German carmakers July deliveries goes up compared to last year

All Mazda vehicles from car-carrying vessel Cougar Ace to be scrapped