Baselland vehicle fleet rises 1.1 percent in September 2026.

October 1, 2026

In September 2026, the Canton of Baselland registered 236,912 vehicles, a 1.1 percent increase from the previous year, with passenger cars being the largest category. Reinach BL had the most passenger cars and delivery vans among municipalities, while electric cars accounted for 14.0 percent of the passenger car fleet.

In September 2026, the Canton of Baselland recorded a total of 236,912 vehicles. This represents an increase of 2,586 vehicles compared to September 2025, equivalent to a rise of 1.1 percent. The five largest vehicle categories were passenger cars with 155,833 vehicles, motorcycles with 24,595, delivery vans with 15,749, mopeds with 13,968, and general-purpose trailers with 8,172. The overall number of vehicles increased compared to previous months.

Among municipalities, Reinach BL had the highest number of passenger cars and delivery vans with 11,081, followed by Allschwil with 10,469, Pratteln with 9,927, Muttenz with 9,853, and Liestal with 9,363. The municipality with the largest decrease and the largest increase in total vehicles compared to the previous year cannot be identified from the provided data.

For passenger cars by fuel type, petrol accounted for 122,905 vehicles, diesel for 56,694, hybrid petrol-electric for 18,998, electric for 21,896, and hybrid diesel-electric for 2,508. Natural gas figures were not provided. Electric cars represented 14.0 percent of the total passenger car fleet, while the combined share of hybrid and electric cars was 27.8 percent.


Table 1: Comparison of September 2026 Top 10 Vehicles types with Previous Year
Type Number Previous Year Diff Diff %
Arbeitsanhänger 1514
Landw. Traktor 3211
Lastwagen 1193
Leichter Motorwagen 3246
Lieferwagen 15534
Mofa 13005
Motorrad 23863
Personenwagen 154937
Sachentransportanhänger 8069
Wohnanhänger 1278


Table 2: Comparison of Number of Passenger Cars and Vans with Previous Year
Municipality Passenger Cars and Vans Previous Year Diff Diff %
Allschwil 10515
Liestal 9324
Muttenz 9797
Pratteln 9882
Reinach BL 11069


Table 3: Comparison of Passenger Cars and Vans by Fuel in September 2026 versus the Previous Year
Fuel Total Previous Year Total Year of Interest Diff Diff%
Benzin 95293 92356 -2937 -3.08
Diesel 48235 46123 -2112 -4.38
Benzin/Elektrisch 15661 18994 3333 21.28
Elektrisch 8661 11024 2363 27.28
Diesel/Elektrisch 2164 2455 291 13.45

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.