Sales of electric cars continued to rise in Switzerland last year, although not enough to meet the targets set by the federal government. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The overall car market remains sluggish, reports the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). A total of 232,602 passenger cars were put on Swiss roads in 2025, said the FSO. For the sixth time in succession, Switzerland registered significantly fewer new car registrations than it did before the coronavirus pandemic. Compared with the previous year, the decline was 2.1%. However, the number of new electric car registrations was 15.6% up on the previous year. As a result, their share of all new cars rose by 3.5 percentage points to 22.7%. There was also a marked increase in sales of plug-in hybrids, which rose by 26.1% compared with 2024. These vehicles accounted for around 11.2% of all new registrations in 2025, compared with 8.7% in 2024. The cumulative share of vehicles that can be recharged ...
