Derryn Wong

Derryn Wong

CORRESPONDENT

BT’s transport correspondent has covered the automotive industry for more than 15 years and now also reports on mobility, aviation and shipping. If it moves people or things, he’s interested and even more interested if it does so faster, better and cleaner.

Electric heavy vehicles such as the BYD T35 (pictured) made up 30% of heavy vehicle registrations in July.

Heavy EV incentive cut will slow adoption but could ease COE premiums: observers

2026-09-02T08:09:03.000Z
 RentLah says that 95 cars were purchased from Skyway around May 2024 to May 2025 under a “fraudulent arrangement”.

Car rental firm RentLah sues former director, dealer Skyway over alleged 95-vehicle fraud

2026-08-27T05:05:37.000Z
Located at the SG50 Lattice, the Mercedes-Benz Studio is planned to occupy the space for a year.

Mercedes-Benz debuts Studio lifestyle concept in South-east Asia with Singapore branch

2026-08-20T05:40:07.000Z
Car dealers say that Category A’s result, which saw an increase despite flat demand, is reflective of the current state of the market.

COE premium spike points to more hikes this year, warn industry observers

2026-08-19T11:00:35.000Z
BT visited Charlotte Vehicle’s business address on Monday during opening hours, but found the office closed.

Car-rental firm Charlotte Vehicle allegedly owes about S$140,000 to 34 customers

2026-08-17T10:09:21.000Z
On Aug 13, the White House named Singapore among 40 lower-tariff markets used by Chinese exporters to evade US tariffs.

Singapore may be expected to tighten measures after US ‘transhipment scam’ report: economists

2026-08-16T11:22:55.000Z
Crowne Plaza Changi Airport is owned by OUE through subsidiaries. The hotel contributed more revenue to its parent in the first half of 2026.

OUE dips into the red with S$114.6 million loss for H1

2026-08-14T15:50:52.000Z
Marcelo Kaiser, chief operating officer of aviation for Aviareps, says: “There is no successful air hub without a strong national carrier behind it.”

To become major hubs, South-east Asia’s new airports need strong national carriers

2026-08-13T23:00:00.000Z
For the half-year ended Jun 30, UMS posted a 66% increase in net profit to S$33.4 million compared to the year-ago period.

UMS Integration Q2 profit up 89% buoyed by AI ‘super cycle’, aviation boom

2026-08-13T14:37:54.000Z
For the six months ended June 2026, energy costs rose 36.5% to S$138 million; other costs and expenses went down.

SBS Transit H1 profit down 0.3% on increased energy costs; special dividend of 15.97 cents declared

2026-08-13T11:17:58.000Z