Market: A slight dip of 7.3 percent
SALES After 16 months of rising figures, the passenger car market in Switzerland and Liechtenstein recorded a decline again in January. The minus of 1201 new registrations corresponds to 7.3 percent.
Due to the difficult economic situation, the slow start to the year comes as little surprise, according to the Association of Official Automobile Importers Auto Schweiz. Of the 15,236 new passenger cars in January, 2,364 are equipped with a fully electric drive - in January 2023, there were 2,840 electric cars. Their market share fell accordingly from 17.3 to 15.5 percent.
President Peter Grünenfelder. "After almost ten years of continuous growth, this decline must be a loud wake-up call for federal policy. The introduction of the import tax on e-cars and the still inadequate framework conditions for electromobility are counterproductive," says Auto Schweiz President Peter Grünenfelder. "Access to the charging infrastructure must become more user-friendly throughout Switzerland."
Good results for gasoline engines
It is only thanks to the strong growth of plug-in hybrids by 14.1% that the overall market share of plug-in vehicles increased slightly. With 1582 cars with a petrol or diesel engine combined with an electric motor and 2364 electric cars, their total market share in January was 25.9%.
Hybrid drives without plugs accounted for 30.3 percent of new registrations, while petrol engines accounted for 32.6 percent and remain the market leader. Pure diesel engines were found in 11.1 percent of new cars - remarkable because this is more than in the same month last year. The detailed figures by brand can be found on the Internet.
