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Road motor vehicles 2017 Number of newly registered diesel cars falls by almost one tenth

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Neuchâtel, 1 February 2018 (FSO) - In 2017, there were over 6 million motorised road vehicles in Switzerland for the first time: With around 6'053'000 units, the total stock exceeded the previous year's value by 1.2% or 73'000 vehicles. Among the new registrations, diesel-powered cars recorded a decrease of 9% compared with the previous year. These findings are from the Federal Statistical Office's (FSO) newly published Road Motor Vehicle Statistics.

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