Road vehicles in 2025: New registrations and total vehicle stock Renewed surge in electric vehicles

Renewed surge in electric vehicles

04.02.2026 - In 2025, a total of 232 602 new passenger cars were registered in Switzerland. For the sixth consecutive year, this figure remained well below pre-pandemic levels. Despite a 2% fall in the overall number of new car registrations compared with the previous year, registrations of electric cars increased by 16%, while those of plug-in hybrids rose by 26%. In 2025, there were almost 6.6 million motor vehicles in circulation on Swiss roads. These findings are from the official Road Vehicle Statistics published by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Observation period
2025
Periodicity
Annual
Spatial division
Switzerland
Published by
Federal Statistical Office
Source(s)
Federal Statistical Office
FSO number
2026-0208-e
Copyright
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OPEN-BY
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Article type:
Press release
Published on:
04.02.2026
Topic:
Mobility and transport

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