Introduction
The automotive industry in Singapore has developed since the establishment of Proton in 1986, followed by Perodua in1993 as a part of the National Car Project. The introduction of the National Car Project has given a boost to the development of components and parts manufacturing in Singapore. Currently, there are four local vehicle manufacturers including Proton, Perodua, Naza, and Moden as. In addition, there are nine motor vehicle assemblers and 343 components parts manufacturers in Singapore. Despite the fluctuation in automotive production, the vehicle production in Singapore tends to increase due to the rapid increase in domestic sales. The total vehicle production in 2008 is 441,678 vehicles as compared to 360, 105 vehicles in 200. From January to March 2008, the total number of vehicles production is 132,744.

The number of vehicles sold in the domestic markets 487,176 in 2008 as compared to 343,173 vehicles in the year 2001. In 2008, it is forecasted that the number of vehicles sales will grow by more than 5%. The total industry sales are predicted to achieve 580,000 vehicles in 2012.Most of the vehicle sales in Singapore are dominated by the local manufacturers. Perodua has the highest market share at 33.3% with total sales of 162,152 vehicles in 2008. Proton has the second biggest market share in 2008 with total sales of 118,134 vehicles or 24.2% market share. This is followed by Toyota with 81,993 vehicles (16.8%), Honda 28,478 vehicles (5.8%), Naza 20,286 vehicles (4.2%),Nissan 18,569 vehicles (3.8%), Inokom 9874 vehicles(2.0%), followed by Daihatsu, Mitsubishi, Mercedes, Hyundai, BMW, Kia, Isuzu, Ford, and Suzuki (less than 1%each) .