Swiss Trade Monitor - 05 - Switzerland's Car Imports
Type
discussion paper
Date Issued
2023-07-20
Author(s)
Abstract
Swiss imports of cars document two fundamental shifts: location and engine. Fewer cars are bought from Japan or France, more from Spain, the Czech Republic, and (recently) China. Concerning car engines, the data show a growing share of imported cars that are purely electric.
China has quickly moved into the top-10 of Switzerland's source countries for cars and is the second-most important supplier of EVs.
Germany remains by far the key source country, accounting for almost 40~percent of all Swiss car imports and an even larger share of EV imports.
For Switzerland, a nation that has no car industry but a significant group of leading suppliers to the car industry, the developments seen in the import data raise questions about location choices and strategic market positioning.
China has quickly moved into the top-10 of Switzerland's source countries for cars and is the second-most important supplier of EVs.
Germany remains by far the key source country, accounting for almost 40~percent of all Swiss car imports and an even larger share of EV imports.
For Switzerland, a nation that has no car industry but a significant group of leading suppliers to the car industry, the developments seen in the import data raise questions about location choices and strategic market positioning.
Language
English (United States)
Keywords
Cars
Imports
Switzerland
China
Pages
7
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