Baselland vehicle fleet rises 1.15 percent to 236,911 in August.

September 2, 2026

In August 2026, the Canton of Baselland registered 236,911 vehicles, a 1.15 percent increase from the previous year, with passenger cars being the largest category. Reinach BL had the most passenger cars and delivery vans, while electric and hybrid vehicles together accounted for 27.4 percent of the passenger-car fleet.

In August 2026, the Canton of Baselland recorded a total of 236,911 vehicles. This represents an increase of 2,682 vehicles compared to August 2025, or a rise of 1.15 percent. The five largest vehicle categories were passenger cars with 155,851 vehicles, motorcycles with 24,616, delivery vans with 15,746, mopeds with 13,923, and general-purpose trailers with 8,167. 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 11,088, followed by Allschwil with 10,462, Pratteln with 9,920, Muttenz with 9,848, and Liestal with 9,370. The data provided does not include year-over-year changes by municipality, so the largest decrease and largest increase in total vehicles by municipality cannot be identified from this dataset.

For passenger cars by fuel type, petrol accounted for 123,327 vehicles, diesel for 56,961, electric for 21,536, petrol-electric hybrid for 18,692, and diesel-electric hybrid for 2,480. Electric cars made up 13.8 percent of the total passenger-car fleet. The combined share of hybrid and electric cars was 27.4 percent.


Table 1: Comparison of August 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 August 2026 versus the Previous Year
Fuel Total Previous Year Total Year of Interest Diff Diff%
Benzin 95584 92762 -2822 -2.95
Diesel 48402 46370 -2032 -4.2
Benzin/Elektrisch 15395 18689 3294 21.4
Elektrisch 8460 10713 2253 26.63
Diesel/Elektrisch 2137 2429 292 13.66

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.