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PublicationSwiss Trade Monitor - 05 - Switzerland's Car Imports( 2023-07-20)
;Ronny OberholzerJason RosenthalSwiss 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.Type: discussion paper