Customers look at cars at the Nissan car showroom at Leng Kee Road on 6 January 2016.
Vehicle buyers will have fewer certificates of entitlement (COE) for the next three-month quota period starting August.
The Land Transport Authority said Wednesday (July 12) that there will be an average of 9122 COEs per month for the next three months, down from 10,568 now.
The shrinkage is mostly from the commercial vehicle category, which will see its monthly supply plunge from 2168 to 888.
For cars up to 1600cc and 130bhp, the supply will be 3630, down from 3797. Cars above 1600cc or 130bhp will see the monthly quota dip from 2641 to 2570.
Open category, which can be used for any vehicle type but ends up mostly for bigger cars, will see its supply rise slightly from 1055 to 1080.
Motorcyclists will have 954 COEs to bid for per month, up from 907.
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