The groups with the most electric cars in Spain · 2018

Which industrial group registers the most electric cars in Spain in 2018, ranked by parent group, with its ranking and its year-by-year trend.

DGT data · full year 2018 · new BEV passenger cars

New BEV 2018 6,193 electric passenger cars (all groups)
Leading group Smart Automobile Co., Ltd. 23.6% of new BEV

Market share by group · 2018

Split of new BEV by parent group (top 6 + the rest).

Each group’s share, year by year · 2015–2018

Share of each year’s new BEV registered by each of the 6 groups with the most registrations in 2018. A 0 is a year in which the group registered none.

Who registers, by origin · 2018

New BEV by parent group. Tap a group for its page.

  1. +174.8%(+928)
  2. 2. Renault Group 1,42223.0%
    +7.2%(+95)
  3. 3. Nissan Motor Corporation 1,37822.3%
    +117.7%(+745)
  4. 4. BMW Group 5318.6%
    +7.3%(+36)
  5. 5. Hyundai Motor Group 5068.2%
    +155.6%(+308)
  6. 6. Tesla Inc 3235.2%
    -16.8%(-65)
  7. 7. Stellantis 2524.1%
    -2.3%(-6)
  8. 8. Volkswagen Group 2514.1%
    +37.2%(+68)
  9. 9. Tata Motors 661.1%
    New
  10. -8 units

New BEV by the brand’s country, as the catalogue assigns it: Cupra counts as Spain and Škoda as Czechia.

  1. 1. France 1,67427.0%
  2. 2. China 1,45923.6%
  3. 3. Japan 1,37822.3%
  4. 4. Germany 78712.7%
  5. 5. South Korea 5068.2%
  6. 6. United States 3235.2%
  7. 7. United Kingdom 661.1%

New BEV by country of origin, where the brand historically comes from.

  1. 1. Germany 2,24636.3%
  2. 2. France 1,67427.0%
  3. 3. Japan 1,37822.3%
  4. 4. South Korea 5068.2%
  5. 5. United States 3235.2%
  6. 6. United Kingdom 661.1%

The most registered models · 2018

Every model with new BEV passenger cars registered in Spain in 2018. The share is its part of the year’s BEV total.

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 1,42223.0%
    +7.2%(+95)
  2. 2. Nissan Leaf 1,26120.4%
    +137.9%(+731)
  3. 3. Smart Eq Fortwo Coupe 76112.3%
    +82.1%(+343)
  4. 4. Smart Eq Forfour 69811.3%
    +517.7%(+585)
  5. 5. BMW i3 5318.6%
    +7.3%(+36)
  6. 6. Volkswagen Golf 2464.0%
    +62.9%(+95)
  7. 7. Hyundai Kona, Kauai 2243.6%
    New
  8. 8. Hyundai Ioniq 1752.8%
    +73.3%(+74)
  9. 9. Tesla Model S 1632.6%
    -27.6%(-62)
  10. 10. Tesla Model X 1602.6%
    -1.8%(-3)
  11. 11. Nissan Nissan E-Nv200 1171.9%
    +13.6%(+14)
  12. 12. Kia Soul 1071.7%
    +10.3%(+10)
  13. +152.9%(+52)
  14. 14. Citroën e-Berlingo 661.1%
    +43 units
  15. New
  16. -73.8%(-118)
  17. 17. Citroën E-Mehari 290.5%
    +17 units
  18. 18. Peugeot Ion 290.5%
    +0 units
  19. -8 units
  20. 20. Volkswagen Upñ 50.1%
    -16 units

Data: own compilation based on DGT vehicle registration microdata, published under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Methodology · Terms of use.

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