Market: catch-up brings encouraging figures
IMMATRICULATIONS The third monthly increase in a row melts the gap between the car market and the previous year's level. In November, 21,406 new passenger cars hit the roads in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Since the beginning of the year, 201 197 new cars have been registered in the two countries. This means that after eleven calendar months, only six percent or 12,761 new registrations are now short of the 2021 tally. If the trend continues in December, the overall previous year's level of 238,481 first registrations could be just missed.
Making up the shortfall by the end of the year
Auto-Schweiz media spokesman Christoph Wolnik: "After a dry spell of almost three years, this upward trend over several months is very pleasing for the Swiss automotive industry. Of course, we are still a long way from the normal level of around 300,000 passenger cars per year. But hopes are growing that we will be able to get even closer in 2023."
One in five new cars is an electric vehicle
The market share of electric cars was 20.5 percent in November, 1.4 percentage points higher than a year ago. The 4391 battery-electric passenger cars were joined by 1701 plug-in hybrids and 5531 hybrids without an external charging option. Together, the alternative drive systems accounted for 54.3 percent of the market in November. Detailed figures by brand are available on the website.
