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Vehicle registrations - Switzerland. March of 2016

More March passenger car were sold in Switzerland

In March, vehicle registrations in Switzerland fell by 7.61% with respect to March of 2015. In total, 32,326 cars were registered and 358,964 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 5.58% more than the year before.

The breakdown of car sales figures for the month of March is:

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 3,227, 7.8% less than in March of 2015.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 29,099, which represents a figure of 7.58% less than in March of 2015.

Switzerland is the 28th-placed country in ranking of 137 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.

A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Swiss residents, when compared to the other countries in the ranking, is the number of vehicles sold or registered per thousand residents in the last year. With annual sales of 43.11 cars per 1,000 residents, 3.88 of them in the last month, Switzerland, occupies 10th place, so, compared to the other countries in the ranking, its population has a good standard of living.

As can be seen, the number of registrations per thousand residents has fallen in the last year. A drop in registrations generally indicates a fall in consumer confidence and, when it is sustained, a recession in the real economy.

Changes in Swiss vehicle registration numbers are shown in the tables below. As several studies indicate, these changes are very much related to changes in GDP and, hence, to a country's economic situation. Sales have grown since 2006, as 295,302 were produced that year as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 39.59.

Here we show you the progression of vehicle registrations in Switzerland. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about Switzerland in en Swiss economy.

Switzerland - New motor vehicle registrations
DateCommercial vehicles MonthPassengers vehicles MonthMonthly vehicle salesMonthly Vehicles/ 1,000 p.Commercial vehicles YearPassengers vehicles YearAnnual vehicle salesAnnual Vehicles/ 1,000 p.
March 20163,22729,09932,3263.8835,498323,466358,96443.11
February 20162,71522,65325,3683.0535,771325,854361,62543.43
January 20162,67920,20522,8842.7535,707325,589361,29643.39
December 20152,91132,64235,5534.2735,641323,784359,42543.16
November 20153,07826,31229,3903.5735,375323,999359,37443.63
October 20152,83425,23628,0703.4135,069321,359356,42843.27
September 20152,91924,13727,0563.2835,008322,400357,40843.39
August 20152,69323,43126,1243.1734,579320,141354,72043.06
July 20152,91030,22833,1384.0234,228316,493350,72142.58
June 20153,54833,11936,6674.4534,396313,835348,23142.27
May 20152,97227,42230,3943.6933,892308,635342,52741.58
April 20153,01228,98231,9943.8834,019307,000341,01941.40
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