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The electric car on leasing in Spain · 2016

How many new BEV cars are registered to leasing in Spain in 2016, and which brands and models they choose.

DGT data · full year 2016 · new BEV passenger cars

How we compile the data·Data status·2 open issues

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2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Registrations · 2016 790 new BEV passenger cars
% of new BEV 37.7% of all new BEV passenger cars in Spain
Change vs 2015 +512.4% +661 units · full year
Leading brand Citroën 469 new BEV

Change vs 2015.

See the history of Leasing, year by year →

The most registered brands · Leasing · 2016

  1. 1. Citroën 46959.4%
    +466 units
  2. 2. Renault 13917.6%
    +195.7%(+92)
  3. 3. BMW 8210.4%
    +64.0%(+32)
  4. 4. Nissan 708.9%
    +53 units
  5. 5. Peugeot 111.4%
    New
  6. 6. Volkswagen 91.1%
    +6 units
  7. 7. Kia 40.5%
    +3 units
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz 40.5%
    +2 units
  9. 9. Smart 10.1%
    -5 units
  10. 10. Tesla 10.1%
    New

The % is the share within this segment, not of all new BEV.

The top 5 brands make up 97.6% of this segment.

The most registered models · Leasing · 2016

  1. 1. Citroën C Zero 46959.4%
    +466 units
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 13917.6%
    +195.7%(+92)
  3. 3. BMW i3 8210.4%
    +64.0%(+32)
  4. 4. Nissan Leaf 668.4%
    +53 units
  5. 5. Peugeot Ion 111.4%
    New
  6. 6. Volkswagen E Golf 81.0%
    +6 units
  7. 7. Kia Soul 40.5%
    +3 units
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz B 40.5%
    +2 units
  9. 9. Nissan E Nv200 40.5%
    +0 units
  10. 10. Smart Fortwo 10.1%
    -5 units
  11. 11. Tesla Model S 10.1%
    New
  12. 12. Volkswagen E Up 10.1%
    +0 units
  1. 1. Citroën C-Zero 46959.4%
    +466 units
  2. 2. Renault ZOE 13917.6%
    +195.7%(+92)
  3. 3. BMW i3 8210.4%
    +64.0%(+32)
  4. 4. Nissan Leaf 668.4%
    +53 units
  5. 5. Peugeot iOn 111.4%
    New
  6. 6. Volkswagen e-Golf 81.0%
    +6 units
  7. 7. Kia Soul 40.5%
    +3 units
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz B 40.5%
    +2 units
  9. 9. Nissan e-NV200 40.5%
    +0 units
  10. 10. Smart Fortwo 10.1%
    -5 units
  11. 11. Tesla Model S 10.1%
    New
  12. 12. Volkswagen e-UP 10.1%
    +0 units

Each row adds up the variants of one model: body styles, long versions and facelifts.

The % is the share within this segment, not of all new BEV.

Leasing by region · 2016

On the right, how much of each region’s electric car market this segment takes. The bar is volume; the percentage is the segment’s weight in that region.

  1. 1. Comunidad de Madrid 71459.9%
    +555.0%(+605)
  2. 2. Cataluña 6613.2%
    +47 units
  3. 3. Andalucía 610.3%
    New
  4. 4. Canarias 45.1%
    New

Sorted by volume. A small region can have a high segment weight without appearing near the top.

How much leasing weighs · 2016

New BEV passenger cars by segment, with leasing highlighted. The name links to its page.

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%.

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

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