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Car market — May 2026

In brief

In May 2026, 19,741 new passenger cars were registered in Switzerland (-1.1 % year on year), according to ACEA. Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 37.7 % of registrations.

Registrations of the month · May 2026

Passenger cars

19,741

-1.1 % year on year · 19,969

Electric + plug-in hybrid (month)

37.7 %

share of new passenger cars

Power sources · May 2026

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol4,46622.6 %-9.1 %
Diesel1,0225.2 %-26.3 %
Hybrid (non plug-in)6,81834.5 %-5.2 %
Plug-in hybrid2,29311.6 %-0.5 %
Battery electric5,14026.0 %+23.1 %
Other fuels20.0 %—

Total : 19,741

Source : ACEA

Sources and original documents

Figures copied from the official publications or computed from them (shares, changes, sums), never estimated or written by AI. A table that fails the consistency checks is dropped.

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