The car market in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein ended 2016 significantly better than expected. With 317,318 new passenger cars, the result is well above the 305,000 units expected by auto-schweiz. Compared to the previous year, 2016 closed with a slight decrease of 6,465 new registrations or 2.0 percent. All-wheel drive and diesel achieved new record market shares, while alternative drive systems also made gains. This was reported by the Association of Swiss Automobile Importers auto-schweiz.

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DAKAR 2017 The 39th Dakar Rally in South America has been in full swing for three days now. For Swiss rider Marco Filippi, the adventure on his KTM came to a painful end on the very first stage. As co-pilot of the Italian Marco Piana, Steven Griener has held up well so far.

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Last year, AMAG achieved a solid result with its brands. Although the market environment remained quite challenging, the Swiss mobility service provider succeeded in maintaining its high market share. The VW brand remains the best-selling brand in Switzerland with 42,142 units. A total of 92,920 VW, Audi, Seat and Skoda passenger cars were registered in Switzerland.

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Change at the top: galledia ag takes over the publishing rights to AutoSprintCH magazine on January 1, 2017. With a circulation of 45,000 copies, the trade magazine is the highest-circulation automotive title in Switzerland. AutoSprintCH is published monthly in German and French. 1

There is joy on Lake Constance: what was still a dream in 2013 has become reality with the signing of the contract at the land registry. The Saurer Museum has taken over the press shop in Arbon. Saurer produced in the former Heine energy center for many years. 1

Successful partnership: Suzuki Automobile Schweiz AG is supporting multi-talented Chelsea Fontenel for another year. She is not only a promising tennis talent (currently number 2 in her year in Switzerland and number 1 in the canton of Aargau), but also a talented singer. 1

The 2016 season was a rollercoaster ride of emotions for the Fach Auto Tech team. This year, too, there is a motorsport book with all the race reports from the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and the numerous Porsche Sportscup Suisse race weekends. 1

Seat has come up with something very special for 28 pupils from the Marillac School in Barcelona: At the Seat plant in Martorell, where more than 2000 vehicles are produced every day, presents came off the assembly line for the first time just a few days before the Christmas break. 1

The SUV segment is growing worldwide and Jaguar also has a sport utility vehicle in its range with the F-Pace. With individually height-adjustable coil springs from KW, the English car can be continuously lowered by up to 30 millimetres. 1

Care in detail: Ford's Transit and Transit Custom models become even more attractive with new options. The brand is already Europe's most popular manufacturer of light commercial vehicles, and in Switzerland the Transit family is in second place in the sales statistics. 1