Commercial vehicles: 2017 was an absolute record year
SALES The market for commercial vehicles in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein had its best year in the current decade, with a total of 31,683 light commercial vehicles, 4586 heavy commercial vehicles and 5053 passenger transport vehicles being registered for the first time in 2017. All three segments grew significantly compared to the previous year: light commercial vehicles by 6.2 percent, heavy commercial vehicles by 12.5 and [...]
All three segments grew significantly year-on-year: light commercial vehicles by 6.2 percent, heavy commercial vehicles by 12.5 percent and passenger transport vehicles by 8.6 percent. More vans, more trucks, more buses and the like: this is the extremely positive summary of the development of the Swiss commercial vehicle market in 2017. A closer look also quickly reveals that it was an absolute record year.
Light commercial vehicles are particularly in demand
With 31,683 light commercial vehicles, which mainly comprise vans and transporters as well as light semitrailer trucks, this segment not only surpassed the important 30,000 enrollment mark again, but also closed above 31,000 redemptions for the first time this decade. After the slight decline in the previous year, when 29,837 vehicles ended up on the books, this is an increase of 6.2 percent.
Adjustment of the growth forecast for 2018
The commercial vehicle market in Switzerland and Liechtenstein may be in for another record year. This is because the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO raised its growth forecast for 2018 from 2.0 to 2.3 percent shortly before Christmas. Christoph Wolnik of the importers' association auto-schweiz: "Of course, further growth is desirable. But even defending the record levels from 2017 would be a great success for the Swiss commercial vehicle market."
