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Who registers the new electric car in Spain: private, company and fleets · 2020

How many new electric cars each type of owner registers in Spain in 2020 — private individuals, companies, leasing (renting), rental fleets and taxis — with the brand and model ranking for each. In Spain, company and fleet channels move a large share of the BEV market, so who registers a car tells you as much as how many.

DGT data · full year 2020 · new BEV passenger cars

Year History 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
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2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
New BEV · 2020 18,152 passenger cars registered in Spain
Private 5,183 +52.6% (+1,786) · 28.6% of new BEV
Companies 12,969 +86.2% (+6,005) · 71.4% of new BEV
Leasing 3,906 +39.0% (+1,096) · 21.5% of new BEV

Change vs 2019.

Who registers the new BEV · 2020

Private and company add up to 100% of new BEV passenger cars.

Private
5,18328.6%
Company
12,96971.4%

How much each owner type registers · 2020

New BEV passenger cars in each segment. The name links to its page.

  1. Companies 12,96971.4%
  2. Private 5,18328.6%
  3. Leasing 3,90621.5%
  4. Rent a car (self-drive) 1,6228.9%
  5. Taxi 330.2%
  6. Chauffeur hire 30.0%

The small figure is the % of new BEV. The segments overlap: leasing, rental and taxi sit inside company, so the bars don’t add up to 100%.

Private

5,183 new BEV to private owners · 2020.

The most registered brands

  1. 1. Tesla 9065.0%
    -28.4%(-360)
  2. 2. Volkswagen 7274.0%
    +214.7%(+496)
  3. 3. SEAT 6163.4%
    New
  4. 4. Peugeot 4962.7%
    +492 units
  5. 5. Hyundai 4792.6%
    -22.4%(-138)
  6. 6. Kia 4752.6%
    +155.4%(+289)
  7. 7. MINI 3191.8%
    New
  8. 8. Nissan 2091.2%
    -45.7%(-176)
  9. 9. Škoda 1751.0%
    New
  10. 10. BMW 1731.0%
    -30.5%(-76)

The most registered models

  1. 1. Tesla Model 3 815
    -29.4%(-339)
  2. 2. SEAT Mii 616
    New
  3. 3. Kia Niro 443
    +154.6%(+269)
  4. 4. Hyundai Kona 397
    -24.4%(-128)
  5. 5. MINI Cooper 319
    New
  6. 6. Volkswagen E Up 287
    +273 units
  7. 7. Peugeot e-208 250
    New
  8. 8. Volkswagen ID.3 249
    New
  9. 9. Peugeot e-2008 244
    New
  10. 10. Nissan Leaf 203
    -45.3%(-168)

Company

12,969 new BEV to companies (legal entities) · 2020.

The most registered brands

  1. 1. Renault 2,36913.1%
    +164.7%(+1,474)
  2. 2. Hyundai 1,5048.3%
    +175.0%(+957)
  3. 3. Volkswagen 1,4648.1%
    +98.9%(+728)
  4. 4. Peugeot 1,4297.9%
    +3,075.6%(+1,384)
  5. 5. Smart 1,1946.6%
    -0.3%(-3)
  6. 6. Nissan 8314.6%
    -40.2%(-558)
  7. 7. Tesla 5593.1%
    -28.8%(-226)
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz 4562.5%
    +985.7%(+414)
  9. 9. Kia 4202.3%
    +91.8%(+201)
  10. 10. MINI 3762.1%
    +370 units

The most registered models

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 2,316
    +158.8%(+1,421)
  2. 2. Hyundai Kona 1,378
    +189.5%(+902)
  3. 3. Peugeot e-208 985
    New
  4. 4. Volkswagen ID.3 765
    +764 units
  5. 5. Nissan Leaf 682
    -39.4%(-444)
  6. 6. Smart Fortwo 621
    +20.1%(+104)
  7. 7. Smart Forfour 573
    -15.7%(-107)
  8. 8. Volkswagen E Golf 510
    -29.4%(-212)
  9. 9. Tesla Model 3 401
    -24.9%(-133)
  10. 10. Peugeot e-2008 384
    New

The leading brand in each owner type · 2020

The most registered brand within each segment, with its new BEV passenger cars.

Companies Renault 2,369
Private Tesla 906
Leasing Smart 682
Rent a car (self-drive) Smart 532
Taxi Kia 14
Chauffeur hire Kia 2

Leasing and rental: the layers inside company

How companies register. The layers overlap — a car can be both on leasing and registered to a company — so they don’t add up.

  • Company 12,969baseline
  • Leasing (renting) 3,90630.1% of company
  • Rental 1,62512.5% of company

All on the same scale, with company as the baseline. Leasing and rental are layers inside company: they’re compared against it, not a split of it.

Leasing (renting)

Car on a monthly fee

3,906

21.5% of new BEV

The most registered brands

  1. 1. Smart 6823.8%
    -11.5%(-89)
  2. 2. Renault 6093.4%
    +107.1%(+315)
  3. 3. Volkswagen 5843.2%
    +12.7%(+66)
  4. 4. Peugeot 5092.8%
    +497 units
  5. 5. Hyundai 3531.9%
    +84.8%(+162)
  6. 6. Mercedes-Benz 2211.2%
    New
  7. 7. Nissan 2011.1%
    -52.8%(-225)
  8. 8. Tesla 1370.8%
    -10.5%(-16)
  9. 9. Fiat 1000.6%
    New
  10. 10. Audi 940.5%
    +154.1%(+57)

Rental

Rent-a-car and chauffeur hire

1,625

9.0% of new BEV

The most registered brands

  1. 1. Smart 5322.9%
    -10.3%(-61)
  2. 2. Peugeot 4362.4%
    New
  3. 3. Renault 3972.2%
    +74.1%(+169)
  4. 4. Volkswagen 410.2%
    +32 units
  5. 5. Audi 380.2%
    +29 units
  6. 6. Mercedes-Benz 340.2%
    New
  7. 7. Nissan 320.2%
    +28 units
  8. 8. BMW 270.1%
    -77.9%(-95)
  9. 9. DS 260.1%
    New
  10. 10. Mazda 200.1%
    New

Rental in detail: self-drive vs chauffeur hire · 2020

Rental is two different businesses: rent-a-car (self-drive, A01) and chauffeur hire (A02 — not ride-hailing such as Uber or Cabify). Top brands in each.

Self-drive (A01) · rent-a-car

  1. 1. Smart 5322.9%
    -10.3%(-61)
  2. 2. Peugeot 4362.4%
    New
  3. 3. Renault 3972.2%
    +74.1%(+169)
  4. 4. Volkswagen 410.2%
    +32 units
  5. 5. Audi 380.2%
    +29 units
  6. 6. Mercedes-Benz 340.2%
    New
  7. 7. Nissan 320.2%
    +28 units
  8. 8. BMW 270.1%
    -77.9%(-95)
  9. 9. DS 260.1%
    New
  10. 10. Mazda 200.1%
    New

Chauffeur hire (A02)

  1. 1. Kia 20.0%
    New
  2. 2. Hyundai 10.0%
    +0 units

The models in each owner type · 2020

Which model each owner type chooses. The segments overlap — a car can be both on leasing and registered to a company.

Leasing (renting)

Leasing (renting) · 2015: 79 → 2026: 11,673

3,906 registrations · 21.5% of new BEV

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 609
    +107.1%(+315)
  2. 2. Peugeot e-208 436
    New
  3. 3. Smart Forfour 393
    -24.6%(-128)
  4. 4. Hyundai Kona 314
    +74.4%(+134)
  5. 5. Smart Fortwo 289
    +15.6%(+39)
  6. 6. Volkswagen E Golf 270
    -47.3%(-242)
  7. 7. Volkswagen ID.3 239
    New
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz EQV 180
    New
  9. 9. Nissan Leaf 178
    -52.5%(-197)
  10. 10. Fiat 500e 100
    New

Rental (rent-a-car + chauffeur hire)

Rental (rent-a-car + chauffeur hire) · 2015: 434 → 2026: 5,982

1,625 registrations · 9.0% of new BEV

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 397
    +74.1%(+169)
  2. 2. Peugeot e-208 383
    New
  3. 3. Smart Forfour 308
    -20.4%(-79)
  4. 4. Smart Fortwo 224
    +8.7%(+18)
  5. 5. Peugeot e-2008 53
    New
  6. 6. Volkswagen ID.3 40
    New
  7. 7. Audi E Tron 38
    +29 units
  8. 8. BMW i3 27
    -77.9%(-95)
  9. 9. Mercedes-Benz EQV 27
    New
  10. 10. DS 3 E-Tense 26
    New

Taxi (A04)

Taxi (A04) · 2015: 7 → 2026: 926

33 registrations · 0.2% of new BEV

  1. 1. Kia Niro 14
    +8 units
  2. 2. Nissan Leaf 11
    -13 units
  3. 3. Hyundai Ioniq 7
    -3 units
  4. 4. Tesla Model 3 1
    -1 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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