Planned once the records carry a NOGA code; until then we check the definition in the quotation. Body repair and painting is a separate Swiss NOGA type (45.20.02), 2,466 businesses in 2024 according to the FSO.
NOGA 45
Garages and repair workshops, car dealers, body and paint shops, parts and accessories dealers and motorcycle trade: for parts wholesalers, workshop equipment suppliers, leasing and insurance providers and software vendors.
Our Swiss database holds 1,005,992 records (as of 4 November 2026): the entities in the commercial register and places from Overture Maps without a match. They are not yet assigned to industries; the quotation states the size available for this industry, the reference date and the delivery date.
Export of the whole industry: CHF 219 (final price). Selections by canton, municipality, language region or your own filters are quoted on request.
Official statistics: 16,569 businesses in Switzerland according to FSO, STATENT, table px-x-0602010000_106 (reference year 2024, table updated 20 August 2026). Division 45 wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles. This is the size of the market, not the size of our database.
This industry corresponds to NOGA division 45 wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles. In Switzerland, workshops are usually called a “Garage”, even if they also sell cars.
According to the FSO (STATENT 2024), maintenance and repair of motor vehicles is the largest type with 9,238 businesses, followed by body shops (2,466), retail sale of cars (2,148) and motorcycle trade (1,120). Petrol stations belong to retail (47.30).
| NOGA 2008 | Official title | For your selection |
|---|---|---|
| 45.11 | Sale of cars and light motor vehicles (3.5 t or less) | wholesale and retail as separate Swiss types |
| 45.19 | Sale of other motor vehicles (over 3.5 t) | commercial vehicle dealers |
| 45.20.01 | Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles | garages and workshops |
| 45.20.02 | Body repair and painting | body shops |
| 45.3 | Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories | wholesale and retail of parts, including tyres |
| 45.40 | Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts | motorcycle dealers and workshops |
Running a garage in Switzerland requires no special federal licence, and there is no public directory.
These 16 columns are planned.
Many garages sell and repair. NOGA classifies them by their main activity, so a selection limited to 45.20.01 does not capture all businesses with a workshop. For workshop equipment suppliers it pays to include 45.11.02 (retail) as well.
Body shops form a separate type. If you sell paint, spray equipment or claims software, select 45.20.02 specifically.
We are a parts wholesaler and are looking for garages (45.20.01) and body shops (45.20.02) in the cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau and both Appenzells that list a phone number.
Use
Select garages and body shops per canton for field and telephone sales.
Approach businesses with a workshop for diagnostic tools, lifts and software.
Win car dealers as intermediary partners.
Identify garages as installation and sales partners for e-mobility.
Questions
Planned once the records carry a NOGA code; until then we check the definition in the quotation. Body repair and painting is a separate Swiss NOGA type (45.20.02), 2,466 businesses in 2024 according to the FSO.
No. Petrol stations belong to retail sale of automotive fuel (47.30) and are under Retail and shops.
Yes, if the number is listed in the telephone directory without the asterisk marking and you call from a displayed, listed number (Art. 3 para. 1 let. u and v UWG). The phone numbers in the export are not checked against the asterisk marking and are not intended for sales calls.
16,569 businesses in Switzerland according to FSO, STATENT, table px-x-0602010000_106 (reference year 2024, table updated 20 August 2026). Division 45 wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles. This is an official statistic, not the size of our dataset.
Format, sources, price and marketing law (UWG, asterisk marking): questions about all industries.