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While other markets have struggled, Spain has seen new-car registrations soar so far in 2025. August continued this trend, thanks to another month of impressive electric vehicle (EV) growth. Autovista24 special content editor Phil Curry examines the data.
Spain has recorded 12 consecutive months of registration increases. The country saw 61,315 passenger cars delivered to customers in August, according to ANFAC. This was a 17.2% rise compared to the same month in 2024, equating to 8,993 more units.
August 2024 was the last time Spain saw its registration figures decrease year on year. Since then, new-car deliveries have risen each month. Other large European markets have been less stable. This has put Spain ahead in terms of growth.
This was also reflected in the year-to-date figures. Between January and August, the country saw 769,488 new cars take to the road, an increase of 14.6%. This means 97,937 more units were delivered, suggesting that Spain will again break the one million registrations barrier in 2025.
August is traditionally a low-volume month in most markets, including Spain. This is due to summer holidays taking place, when buyers are focused more on leisure than new vehicles.
Spain’s impressive growth could be due to its poorer performance in August 2024. However, battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) each saw triple-digit growth for the fourth-consecutive month, rocketing the market forward.
Additionally, overall registrations by rental companies fell by 13.7%, with many already adding to their inventories for the summer. However, deliveries elsewhere picked up. Business registrations improved by 22%, while those to individuals grew 16.1% according to ANFAC.
‘The August market figures leave us with two important insights. On the one hand, the strong performance of the general passenger car market is already growing by almost 15%, allowing us to close this year above 1.1 million units. Although we are still far from pre-pandemic figures, it is worth noting that sales to individuals and businesses are driving the market,’ commented Félix García, communications and marketing director at ANFAC.
‘On the other hand, the electrified market in August accounted for a quarter of total sales. Both total sales and those of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles are good news,’ he added. ‘They attest to the efforts brands are making to bring increasingly affordable electric models to the market to reach a greater number of citizens.’
BEV registrations saw growth of 160.9% in August, according to Autovista24 calculations. In total, 7,033 new all-electric models took to the country’s roads, 4,337 more than last year. This meant the powertrain took an 11.5% market share, jumping 6.3 percentage points (pp).
Since the reintroduction of the MOVES III incentive scheme, BEV registrations have been consistently high. While struggling to match figures in other large European markets, Spain’s volumes have been ahead of Italy for some time.
This is a significant step for the market, which seems to be embracing electrification after years of struggles. BEV deliveries have seen triple-digit growth every month since May. This has helped in the year-to-date figures. In total, 61,960 all-electric models have been registered, up 95.7%. This gave the technology an 8.1% market share, up 3.4pp.
Meanwhile, PHEVs once again stood out in the figures in terms of volume growth. The powertrain saw 7,910 deliveries in August, up 162.8% compared to the same period last year. This equated to 4,900 more units taking to Spanish roads.
The result gave PHEVs a 12.9% market share, up 7.1pp. The result firmly cements the powertrain as Spain’s third-best-selling technology.
Between January and August, PHEV registrations have almost doubled, ending the period up by 99.9%, according to Autovista24 analysis. The 76,298-unit volume was up by 38,130 models, while the 9.9% share of the registrations total is a 4.2pp increase.
The results mean that combined, the EV market leapt by 161.9% in August. Their 14,942-unit total was responsible for 24.4% of the market, jumping 13.5pp year on year.
This result allowed average emissions from passenger cars sold in the month to fall to 97.8g/km. This is 16.7% lower than the average emissions from new models sold in August 2024. It was also the first time the figure dropped below 100g/km in a month, according to ANFAC.
In the first eight months of the year, plug-in deliveries were up 98%, with their 18% market share an increase of 7.6pp. This highlights the impressive growth across 2025, where volumes have been up in either double or triple digits.
However, there are challenges to this growth ahead, especially when it comes to the allocation of funding for the country’s incentives programme.
‘These are very good figures that should lead to optimism, but not complacency,’ stated José López-Tafall, general manager of ANFAC. ‘The demand for electrified vehicles is already a reality that is being reflected month after month. Brands are already doing their part, with a major marketing effort aimed at customers.
‘But this effort must be complemented by a sufficient and efficient aid plan to continue encouraging their purchase. The reality of current demand and the fact that some regional governments have already announced the end of the allocated funds must be sufficient incentive to provide them with new funds and expedite their allocation through direct aid to customers. We must act immediately with effective measures to take advantage of the good momentum the electrified market is experiencing,’ he added.
While the EV market carried so much momentum, hybrids, both full and mild technologies, continued to lead Spain’s new-car market.
In total, 25,470 new hybrid models took to the country’s roads in August, based on Autovista24 analysis. This was a 19.8% improvement year on year. This growth meant the powertrain took a 41.5% market share in the month, up just 0.9pp.
Across the first eight months of 2025, hybrid registrations improved by 29.4%, with 319,488 new units delivered. The market share of 41.5% marked an improvement of 4.7pp year on year.
Combining hybrids with EV figures, the electrified market saw registrations increase by 49.9% in August, with a dominant market share of 65.9%. This is a continuation of the market trend, which saw internal-combustion engine (ICE) vehicles lose their dominant position in monthly reporting in July 2024.
Between January and August, electrified registrations were up 44%. The technology’s market share reached 58.9%, up 12.1pp compared to the same period last year.
Following the market trend seen in the other big European markets, both petrol and diesel struggled again in August.
Petrol registrations were down 20.1%, with 14,421 models taking to Spanish roads in the month, according to Autovista24 calculations. This meant its 23.5% market share dropped below a quarter of total registrations for the first time. The figure was down 11pp year on year, highlighting the fuel-type’s struggles.
Across the first eight months of 2025, petrol registrations fell by 13.1%, with 230,853 deliveries. This represented 30% of total figures, down by 9.5pp.
Diesel also struggled in August, with a 32.8% drop in volume, albeit based on lower numbers. Just 3,268 units were delivered in the month, providing a 5.3% market share. This was a marked drop from the 9.3% achieved in August 2024.
This means diesel saw a decline of 37.6% between January and August. Just 42,750 units took to the country’s roads, while their share fell by 4.6pp, to 5.6%.
Combined, the ICE market dropped 22.8% in August, continuing a trend of declines in every month of 2025 so far. Only March saw a single-digit drop, with every other result in the double figures.
This meant the ICE market share fell by 14.9pp in August, to 28.9%. This means the technology is close to being overtaken by plug-in registrations alone, should their upward trajectory continue.
In the first eight months of the year, ICE model deliveries declined by 18.1% to 273,603 units. Their market share also fell, by 14.1pp to 35.6%.
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