Baselland Vehicle Fleet Grows 0.87%, Electric Cars Reach 12.2% Share

November 15, 2025

The Canton of Baselland reported a 0.87% increase in vehicle registrations this month, totaling 233,748, with passenger cars being the largest category and electric vehicles comprising 12.2% of the passenger-car fleet. Reinach BL has the highest number of passenger cars and delivery vans, and the combined share of hybrid and electric cars is approximately 22.4%.

In the current month, the Canton of Baselland recorded a total of 233,748 vehicles, marking an increase of 2,018 vehicles compared to the same month last year, which is a growth of 0.87%. The five largest vehicle categories are passenger cars with 154,937 vehicles, motorcycles with 23,863, delivery vans with 15,534, mopeds with 13,005, and goods transport trailers with 8,069. Overall, the number of vehicles has increased compared to previous months.

The distribution of vehicles by municipality shows that Reinach BL has the highest number of passenger cars and delivery vans, totaling 11,069. It is followed by Allschwil with 10,515, Pratteln with 9,882, Muttenz with 9,797, and Liestal with 9,324. The municipality with the largest decrease in total vehicles compared to previous months was not specified, while the largest increase was also not detailed in the data provided.

For passenger cars by fuel type, there are 124,370 petrol cars, 58,430 diesel cars, 18,905 electric cars, 15,916 petrol/electric hybrids, and 2,254 diesel/electric hybrids. Electric cars make up a significant portion of the fleet, with a share of approximately 12.2% of the total passenger-car fleet. The combined share of hybrid and electric cars is about 22.4%.


Table 1: Comparison of October 2025 Top 10 Vehicles types with Previous Year
Type Number Previous Year Diff Diff %
Personenwagen 154937 154166 771 0.5%
Motorrad 23863 23470 393 1.7%
Lieferwagen 15534 15175 359 2.4%
Mofa 13005 12863 142 1.1%
Sachentransportanhänger 8069 8014 55 0.7%
Leichter Motorwagen 3246 3064 182 5.9%
Landw. Traktor 3211 3208 3 0.1%
Arbeitsanhänger 1514 1551 -37 -2.4%
Wohnanhänger 1278 1261 17 1.3%
Lastwagen 1193 1176 17 1.4%


Table 2: Comparison of Number of Passenger Cars and Vans with Previous Year
Municipality Passenger Cars and Vans Previous Year Diff Diff %
Reinach BL 11069 10974 95.0 0.9%
Allschwil 10515 10415 100.0 1.0%
Pratteln 9882 9915 -33.0 -0.3%
Muttenz 9797 9719 78.0 0.8%
Liestal 9324 9174 150.0 1.6%


Table 3: Comparison of Passenger Cars and Vans by Fuel in October 2025 vs the Previous Year
Fuel Total Previous Year Total Year of Interest Diff Diff%
Benzin 97268 94777 -2491 -2.56
Diesel 49695 48068 -1627 -3.27
Benzin/Elektrisch 12887 15912 3025 23.47
Elektrisch 6956 8829 1873 26.93
Diesel/Elektrisch 1830 2207 377 20.6

Figure 1: Total Number of Electric and Hybrid Passenger Cars and Vans in the Canton of Baselland

Figure 2: All Vehicles by Fuel Type

Data source: Motor vehicle stock by vehicle type, fuel, municipality and month (since May 2024)
Additional resources: Motorfahrzeugbestand Basel-Landschaft

🤖 This text was generated with the assistance of AI. All quantitative statements are derived directly from the dataset listed under Data Source.