The car market in Spain
The full context: every powertrain, not just electric. How much of the new passenger-car market each technology holds, how it is moving and where the brands come from.
DGT data through 9 Oct 2026 · 2026 to date (1 Jan – 9 Oct) · Last full month: September 2026 · new passenger cars, all technologies
Total passenger-car market · 2026
passenger cars registered so far in 2026, compared with the same period in 2025.
Passenger cars by technology · 2026
The market up to today
Passenger-car registrations by technology, 2015–2026.
| Technology | 2026 (up to 9 Oct) | 2025 same period | Chg. | Δ share (pp) | 2025 full year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEV | 105,543 | 75,559 | +39.7% (+29,984) | +2.6 | 104,059 |
| PHEV | 114,857 | 84,819 | +35.4% (+30,038) | +2.6 | 118,314 |
| ↳ Petrol | 110,600 | 80,909 | +36.7% (+29,691) | — | 112,558 |
| ↳ Diesel | 4,251 | 3,905 | +8.9% (+346) | — | 5,751 |
| HEV | 426,396 | 353,521 | +20.6% (+72,875) | +5.2 | 471,924 |
| ↳ Petrol | 393,449 | 325,189 | +21.0% (+68,260) | — | 433,606 |
| ↳ Diesel | 29,024 | 28,234 | +2.8% (+790) | — | 37,824 |
| ICE | 253,101 | 316,569 | -20.0% (-63,468) | -9.1 | 397,814 |
| ↳ Petrol | 210,408 | 256,849 | -18.1% (-46,441) | — | 320,286 |
| ↳ Diesel | 42,693 | 59,720 | -28.5% (-17,027) | — | 77,528 |
| Other | 36,381 | 45,345 | -19.8% (-8,964) | -1.3 | 60,709 |
| ↳ LPG | 33,590 | 44,089 | -23.8% (-10,499) | — | 58,932 |
| ↳ Range extender (REEV) | 1,614 | 132 | +1,122.7% (+1,482) | — | 473 |
| ↳ Hydrogen (FCEV) | 2 | 1 | +1 units | — | 1 |
| ↳ CNG | 0 | 51 | -100.0% (-51) | — | 51 |
| ↳ Other fuels | 1,175 | 1,072 | +9.6% (+103) | — | 1,252 |
| Total | 936,278 | 875,813 | +6.9% (+60,465) | — | 1,152,820 |
The first two columns cover the same stretch of the year, so they are comparable. The last is the full previous year, to place the size of the market.
How the mix has moved, 2015–2026
Monthly market share by technology (% of new passenger cars).
The market leaders · 2026
How the total passenger-car market splits up, across every powertrain. The size of each rectangle is the volume registered; the colour, how much of that volume is electric.
The 20 highest-volume brands; “Other” covers the remaining 153.The 20 highest-volume groups; “Other” covers the remaining 117. Total: 936,278 passenger cars registered in 2026, 105,543 of them electric.
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| Brand | Registrations | Share | Electric |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota | 82,952 | 8.9% | 4,644 · 5.6% |
| Volkswagen | 64,042 | 6.8% | 3,919 · 6.1% |
| Renault | 54,235 | 5.8% | 4,769 · 8.8% |
| SEAT | 53,247 | 5.7% | 0 · 0.0% |
| Kia | 50,362 | 5.4% | 8,271 · 16.4% |
| Peugeot | 46,379 | 5.0% | 1,881 · 4.1% |
| Dacia | 45,450 | 4.9% | 549 · 1.2% |
| Hyundai | 40,400 | 4.3% | 2,918 · 7.2% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 37,566 | 4.0% | 5,673 · 15.1% |
| BMW | 35,684 | 3.8% | 3,929 · 11.0% |
| BYD | 35,038 | 3.7% | 14,500 · 41.4% |
| MG | 34,893 | 3.7% | 1,451 · 4.2% |
| Škoda | 32,817 | 3.5% | 2,897 · 8.8% |
| Audi | 32,175 | 3.4% | 1,795 · 5.6% |
| Citroën | 30,430 | 3.3% | 3,351 · 11.0% |
| Opel | 24,269 | 2.6% | 1,622 · 6.7% |
| Nissan | 24,243 | 2.6% | 1,140 · 4.7% |
| CUPRA | 23,802 | 2.5% | 2,019 · 8.5% |
| Ford | 20,429 | 2.2% | 2,254 · 11.0% |
| Ebro | 20,338 | 2.2% | 0 · 0.0% |
| Other | 147,527 | 15.8% | 37,961 · 25.7% |
| Group | Registrations | Share | Electric |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Group | 207,746 | 22.2% | 11,448 · 5.5% |
| Stellantis | 122,546 | 13.1% | 8,663 · 7.1% |
| Renault Group | 100,267 | 10.7% | 5,858 · 5.8% |
| Hyundai Motor Group | 90,772 | 9.7% | 11,199 · 12.3% |
| Toyota Motor Corporation | 90,726 | 9.7% | 5,190 · 5.7% |
| BMW Group | 43,665 | 4.7% | 6,563 · 15.0% |
| Mercedes-Benz Group | 37,566 | 4.0% | 5,673 · 15.1% |
| BYD Company | 35,070 | 3.7% | 14,514 · 41.4% |
| SAIC Motor | 34,893 | 3.7% | 1,451 · 4.2% |
| Chery | 30,044 | 3.2% | 1,590 · 5.3% |
| Nissan Motor Corporation | 24,243 | 2.6% | 1,140 · 4.7% |
| Ford Motor Company | 20,429 | 2.2% | 2,254 · 11.0% |
| Ebro | 20,338 | 2.2% | 0 · 0.0% |
| Mazda Motor Corporation | 16,994 | 1.8% | 1,017 · 6.0% |
| Geely Holding Group | 14,418 | 1.5% | 4,455 · 30.9% |
| Tesla Inc | 13,497 | 1.4% | 13,489 · 99.9% |
| Leapmotor | 6,584 | 0.7% | 4,889 · 74.3% |
| Honda Motor Company | 4,189 | 0.4% | 5 · 0.1% |
| Suzuki Motor Corporation | 3,925 | 0.4% | 78 · 2.0% |
| Changan Automobile | 3,731 | 0.4% | 2,904 · 77.8% |
| Other | 14,635 | 1.6% | 3,163 · 21.6% |
The transition
How electrified cars (BEV, REEV, PHEV and hybrid) are displacing combustion in the new passenger-car market. Δ is the year-on-year change in volume.
The substitution curve
Monthly share of new passenger cars, with all three ways of splitting the market at once. The button highlights one; the rest stay dotted, as context.
The retreat of pure combustion
Monthly share of cars that only burn fuel, with and without non plug-in hybrids (HEV), which also burn petrol and never plug in. The button highlights one reading; the other stays dotted, as context.
Petrol vs diesel
Each fuel with its non plug-in hybrid added. An HEV burns petrol or diesel and never plugs in: seeing it added shows how much of the decline in pure combustion is a real retreat and how much is a shift within the same fuel.
Where the brands are from
The nationality of the brand on the badge, not where the car is built. A European brand can assemble outside the EU, and the other way round.
The split by region of origin, 2015→2026
% of new BEV by the brand’s region of origin. Each year splits 100% across the four regions; the few brands with no nationality assigned are left out.
Where what gets registered is built
Origin declared to the DGT for each new electric passenger car registered in 2026. This is a different axis from the brand’s nationality.
Data: own compilation based on DGT vehicle registration microdata, published under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Methodology · Terms of use.
Keep exploring
More views of electric car registrations in Spain.
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Overview The key figures for electric cars in Spain, with the monthly and year-to-date summary.
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DGT activity The latest registrations, updated daily, straight from DGT data.
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Use Private, company and fleet registrations of new electric cars, with leasing, rental and taxi.
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PHEV Plug-in hybrids by user type: private, company and fleets, with leasing, rental and taxi.
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Used cars Used electric cars: resales in Spain and used imports.
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Groups The industry: the carmaking groups and the rise of Chinese brands.
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Brands Every brand ranked by BEV registrations: ranking, market share and detail page.
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Regions Electric car registrations by region and province.
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Technical data Range, power and consumption of the cars actually registered, per DGT/ITV records.
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Historical The full electric car time series and the yearbook by year and month.