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New and used car prices continue to fall in Switzerland
Car prices in Switzerland continued to fall in the third quarter of 2026, based on listings on AutoScout24.
New-car asking prices dropped 2.6% from the previous quarter and 5.8% from a year earlier; used-car prices fell 0.8% and 4.3%, respectively.
The number of vehicle listings rose slightly, with the increase mainly coming from used cars.
Growing acceptance of cheaper Chinese car brands may be adding to the pressure on prices, alongside their technological progress and pace of innovation.
New plug-in hybrids were 16% cheaper than a year earlier, while asking prices for used electric cars rose 1.5% from the previous quarter.
Buyers are seeing lower prices and more listings, though used electric cars were a partial exception to the downward trend.
No further developments are specified.
New and used car prices in Switzerland continued to fall in the third quarter of 2026.
Average asking prices for new cars fell 2.6% from the previous quarter and 5.8% from a year earlier.
Used-car asking prices fell 0.8% quarter on quarter and 4.3% year on year.
The number of vehicles listed on AutoScout24 rose 0.7% from the previous quarter.
Growing competition from lower-priced Chinese car brands may be one reason for the price declines.
- Who
- Buyers and sellers of new and used cars in Switzerland are affected.
- What
- Asking prices for both new and used cars continued to fall, while the number of listed vehicles rose slightly.
- When
- In the third quarter of 2026, compared with the previous quarter and the same quarter a year earlier.
- Where
- Switzerland, including listings on AutoScout24.
- Why
- Growing competition from lower-priced Chinese brands may be contributing to the declines. The source also cites their technological progress and pace of innovation.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
AutoScout24 pointed to growing acceptance of lower-priced Chinese car brands in Switzerland.
Average asking prices for new and used cars fell compared with the previous quarter.
- New-car prices
- Down 2.6% quarter on quarter and 5.8% year on year
- Used-car prices
- Down 0.8% quarter on quarter and 4.3% year on year
- Listed vehicles
- Up 0.7% quarter on quarter and 2.6% year on year
- New plug-in hybrids
- Asking prices were 16% lower than a year earlier
- Used electric cars
- Asking prices rose 1.5% quarter on quarter but were down 1.4% year on year