Registrations/PHEV/Chauffeur hire

Plug-in hybrids for hire with driver in Spain

1,390 plug-in hybrids registered by chauffeur hire since 2015, 0.3% of new plug-in hybrids: how many each year, how they compare, which models and where they weigh most.

DGT data 2015 – 9 Oct 2026 · new PHEV passenger cars

Total 2015–2026 1,390 0.3% of new PHEV
2026 up to 9 Oct 2026 · up to 9 Oct 879 +391.1% (+700) 0.8% of new PHEV · vs same period in 2025
September 2026 · last full month 295 +292 units 2.1% of new PHEV · vs September 2025

Best year: 2026, 879 · up to 9 Oct

The weight of chauffeur hire within new PHEV

Who is behind chauffeur hire

The owner is whoever appears on the vehicle registration document.

What gets registered: the models of chauffeur hire in 2026

  1. 1. Geely Starray Em I no. 16 in Spain 24127.4%
    New
  2. 2. BYD Seal U no. 2 in Spain 23727.0%
    +91.1%(+113)
  3. 3. Jaecoo 7 no. 12 in Spain 16719.0%
    New
  4. 4. Ford Tourneo Custom no. 41 in Spain 11813.4%
    +97 units
  5. 5. BYD ATTO 2 no. 1 in Spain 616.9%
    New

Change vs same period in 2025.

The brands of chauffeur hire in 2026

The share is of the segment.

  1. 1. BYD 32336.7%
    +160.5%(+199)
  2. 2. Geely 24127.4%
    New
  3. 3. Jaecoo 16719.0%
    New
  4. 4. Ford 12814.6%
    +100 units

Change vs same period in 2025.

The models of chauffeur hire, 2015–2026

  1. 1. BYD Seal U 36126.0%
  2. 2. Geely Starray Em I 24117.3%
  3. 3. Jaecoo 7 16712.0%
  4. 4. Kia Ceed 16411.8%
  5. 5. Ford Tourneo Custom 14110.1%
  6. 6. BYD ATTO 2 614.4%
  7. 7. Mercedes-Benz Clase E 584.2%
  8. 8. Renault Mégane 523.7%
  9. 9. BYD Seal 6 261.9%
  10. 10. CUPRA Formentor 191.4%
  11. 11. Ford Kuga 110.8%
  12. 12. Ford Transit Custom 100.7%
  13. 13. Hyundai IONIQ 90.6%
  14. 14. Mercedes-Benz Clase S 90.6%
  15. 15. Volkswagen Caddy 60.4%
  16. 16. Audi A6 50.4%
  17. 17. BMW Serie 7 50.4%
  18. 18. Citroën C5 X 40.3%
  19. 19. Lynk & Co 01 40.3%
  20. 20. Mercedes-Benz GLC 40.3%
  21. 21. Lynk & Co 08 30.2%
  22. 22. Škoda Kodiaq 30.2%
  23. 23. Škoda Octavia 30.2%
  24. 24. MG HS 20.1%
  25. 25. Alfa Romeo Tonale 10.1%
  26. 26. BMW Serie 2 10.1%
  27. 27. DS Ds 4 10.1%
  28. 28. EBRO s700 10.1%
  29. 29. EBRO s800 10.1%
  30. 30. Jeep Grand Cherokee 10.1%
  31. 31. Jeep Renegade 10.1%
  32. 32. Jeep Wrangler 10.1%
  33. 33. Kia Niro 10.1%
  34. 34. Mercedes-Benz CLA 10.1%
  35. 35. Mercedes-Benz GLA 10.1%
  36. 36. Opel Astra 10.1%
  37. 37. Opel Grandland 10.1%
  38. 38. Renault Rafale 10.1%
  39. 39. SEAT León 10.1%
  40. 40. Škoda Superb 10.1%
  41. 41. Suzuki Across 10.1%
  42. 42. Toyota Prius 10.1%
  43. 43. Toyota RAV4 10.1%
  44. 44. Volkswagen Multivan 10.1%
  45. 45. Volkswagen Transporter 10.1%

The brands of chauffeur hire, 2015–2026

  1. 1. BYD 44832.2%
  2. 2. Geely 24117.3%
  3. 3. Jaecoo 16712.0%
  4. 4. Kia 16511.9%
  5. 5. Ford 16211.7%
  6. 6. Mercedes-Benz 745.3%
  7. 7. Renault 533.8%
  8. 8. CUPRA 191.4%
  9. 9. Hyundai 90.6%
  10. 10. Volkswagen 80.6%
  11. 11. Lynk & Co 70.5%
  12. 12. Škoda 70.5%
  13. 13. BMW 60.4%
  14. 14. Audi 50.4%
  15. 15. Citroën 40.3%
  16. 16. Jeep 30.2%
  17. 17. EBRO 20.1%
  18. 18. MG 20.1%
  19. 19. Opel 20.1%
  20. 20. Toyota 20.1%
  21. 21. Alfa Romeo 10.1%
  22. 22. DS 10.1%
  23. 23. SEAT 10.1%
  24. 24. Suzuki 10.1%

The weight of chauffeur hire by region

Share of the region’s new PHEV across the whole series, 2015–2026; volumes are in Regions and provinces.

  1. Comunidad de Madrid 76.8% of all chauffeur hire · 1,067 of 217,921 0.5%
  2. Andalucía 11.8% of all chauffeur hire · 164 of 33,728 0.5%
  3. Comunidad Valenciana 5.0% of all chauffeur hire · 69 of 37,225 0.2%
  4. Cataluña 3.8% of all chauffeur hire · 53 of 57,649 0.1%

The figures, year by year

Year Registrations % of PHEV Change Leading model
2026 (up to 9 Oct) 879 0.8% +391.1% (+700)Geely Starray Em I
2025 183 0.2% +128.8% (+103)BYD Seal U
2024 80 0.2% -53.8% (-93)Mercedes-Benz Clase E
2023 173 0.3% +214.5% (+118)Kia Ceed
2022 55 0.1% +43 unitsRenault Mégane
2021 12 +9 units
2020 3 +0 units
2019 3 +1 units
2018 2 New
2017 0 —
2016 0 —
2015 0

Below 30 registrations the share is not published.

Brands and models for the whole market are in Brands and in the Historical; the map by volume is in Regions and provinces. Battery-electric cars by usage are in Use.

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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