Sharp slump in the Swiss passenger car market in April

The collapse of the Swiss passenger car market under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic was expected, just how severe this actually was has now become clear in the registration statistics: With not even 9,000 registered passenger cars at the Mehr

Electric Vehicles and Plug-ins see a 60% surge in vehicles on the road in Germany in the last year, but do stay in the parc?

On the wings of the German incentive policy, the parc of electric vehicles and plug-ins have grown with 60% from 2019 to 2020. In contrast, the total parc grew with 1.3%. There is still a long way to go to Mehr

CO2 output car market dropping -5% Q1 2020 – but is it enough to avoid penalties?

Stress on EV supplies, the ongoing hunger for SUVs and tumbling fuel prices have put a lot of pressure on the OEMs to find the right product path towards a penalty free 2020. Whether the EU will lift the fines, Mehr

Swiss car market showing signs of the corona virus

The effects of the corona pandemic have contributed to a significant slump in the Swiss passenger car market at the end of the first quarter. Just over 17,350 registered passenger cars in March represented a decline of 40.6% compared with Mehr

Dataforce expects coronavirus to slash 380,000 fleet registrations in 2020

In a special evaluation, Dataforce examined the effects of the corona lockdown on the seven largest car markets in Europe. The consequences could also be drastic for the German fleet market. The new forecast for 2020 shows a decline of Mehr

Swiss passenger car market also declines in February

In the second month of the new year, the Swiss passenger car market faced another double-digit decline. Just under 19,000 registrations in February are equivalent to a decline of 15.2% compared with the same month last year. Registrations of light Mehr

Europeans lease and rent more cars than ever before

Whether it is short term or long-term rental (Operational Leasing), the customers in Europe are getting more and more accustomed to not owning a vehicle themselves. Partly we can attribute this to the cultural change of the sharing-economy, where ownership Mehr