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Transport infrastructure and vehicles – Data, indicatorsRoad vehicles in Switzerland: stock

Road vehicles in Switzerland

Stock on September 30th
Vehicle group19902000200520102011
Total vehicles3,998,7454,870,9405,365,7285,729,4515,861,397
Total motor vehicles3,776,8294,584,7185,040,1125,359,9555,480,302
Passenger cars2,985,3973,545,2473,861,4424,075,8254,163,003
Passenger vehicles131,18040,26045,76552,75155,422
Goods vehicles252,136278,518307,161335,200348,553
Agric. vehicles162,932177,963182,034186,485187,130
Industrial vehicles45,92048,94951,84558,49260,324
Motorcycles299,264493,781591,865651,202665,870
Total trailers221,916286,222325,616369,496381,095
Total mopeds2464,609238,770178,399164,541168,021
Average age of passenger cars (years)......7.08.28.2
Average cylinder capacity of passenger vehicles (cm3)......197519701964

Civilian vehicles registred on 30th of September and owned by persons domicilated in Switzerland at the same date.
Source: Swiss Federal Roads Authority (FEDRO)

1 Not including trolleybuses and articulated trolleybuses
2 As of 31 December; Source: Survey conducted by the cantons

Status: April 2012

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Road vehicles - 1990 to 2011 - overview

Objects Title Period
Distribution of road vehicles by vehicle group. Download (XLS). Download opens in new window 58 KB   Distribution of road vehicles by vehicle group
(cc-e-11.03.02.01.01)
Swiss Federal Statistical Office FSO
 1910-2011
Distribution of road vehicles by vehicle group and vehicle type. Download (XLS). Download opens in new window 61 KB   Distribution of road vehicles by vehicle group and vehicle type
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Swiss Federal Statistical Office FSO
 1990-2011
Distribution of road vehicles by vehicle group and canton. Download (XLS). Download opens in new window 218 KB   Distribution of road vehicles by vehicle group and canton
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Swiss Federal Statistical Office FSO
 1990-2011

Road vehicles - 1990 to 2011 - detailed information

The detailed data are available in the interactive database STAT-TAB.

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Last updated: 05.04.2012
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