December records 103,012 registrations, 2.2% less than the same month in 2024 as the DANA effect no longer exists
The number of electrified passenger cars (BEV+PHEV) grows by 94.6% in 2025, with 225,616 units reaching 19.6% of the total market
Light commercial vehicles close the year with 185,056 units, 11.6% more than in 2024
Registrations of commercial vehicles, buses, coaches and minibuses in 2025 decrease by 3.1%, with 35,389 units
Madrid, January 2, 2026. Sales of passenger cars close the year with 1,148,650 units, 12.9% more than the previous year. A figure that once again exceeds one million units registered for the second consecutive year. However, December ended with downward data after two months exceeding pre-pandemic figures, with 103,012 passenger cars sold, it is 2.2% below 2024 and 2.7% below 2019. The main reason for this slight decline is that in December 2024 the DANA tragedy increased vehicle sales in Valencia.
Regarding electrified passenger cars (BEV+PHEV), they close 2025 with very positive figures, as they register an increase of 94.6% and a total of 225,617 units. A historic figure that, for the first time, exceeds two hundred thousand units registered in one year; and pure electric vehicles surpass the mark of 100,000 sales in one year. The market share reaches 19.6% in the accumulated annual period, 8 percentage points above 2024, which registered an 11.4% share of electrified vehicles.
The average CO2 emissions of passenger cars sold in December remain at 100.1 grams of CO2 per kilometer traveled, 10.75% lower than the average emissions of new passenger cars sold in the same month of 2024. In the total for 2025, an average of 103 grams of CO2 per kilometer traveled is recorded, 10.81% lower than in 2024.
Regarding sales by channels, the market has presented good performance aimed at individuals, companies and renters in the last month of 2025. Specifically, sales to individuals, in the total of 2025, have reached 539,642 units, 18.1% more. For their part, the companies reach 418,574 units, also increasing compared to 2024 with 12%. Likewise, renters obtained 190,434 units, with an increase of 2.3%.
LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
Registrations of light commercial vehicles increased by 6.3% in December, with 15,427 units. In the total for the year, 185,056 units are accumulated, with an annual increase of 11.6%. By channels during 2025, all obtain increases compared to the previous year. Specifically, sales to companies total 128,396 units, 10.3% more. The self-employed grew by 9.7%, with 30,593 sales. And, similarly, the rental channel reached 26,067 units, with an increase of 21.4%.
INDUSTRIAL AND BUSES
In December, registrations of commercial vehicles, buses, coaches and minibuses decreased by 45.4%, with 3,259 sales. Although the December figures are positive, in 2025 sales fail to increase and reach 35,389 new units, 3.1% below 2024. Specifically, by type of vehicle, industrial vehicles reach 30,989 sales this year, with a drop of 3.6%. While the market for buses, coaches and minibuses totals 4,400 units, maintaining the figures of the previous year.
Félix García, director of communication and marketing at ANFAC, explained “we closed 2025 with double-digit growth, with almost 1.15 million passenger cars sold. It has been a very positive year because individuals and companies have also increased their demand for new passenger cars, drawing on the market. It is true that we are still far from the 1,259 million units sold in 2019 but the truth is that the market is little by little recovering and we hope that in This 2026 we will remain close to the level reached before the pandemic. To put into value what 100,000 units are, it would be practically a month of sales as we can see at the end of last December where 103,012 units were sold.
At ANFAC we hope that 2026 will continue on the upward path at the same time that there is a renewal of the vehicle fleet whose average age will exceed 15 years at the end of 2025. Old vehicles, not old ones, old and poorly maintained ones are not only more polluting than current ones but most do not have the latest driving assistance systems that allow us to mitigate and even avoid traffic accidents.
Raúl Morales, communications director of FACONAUTO, indicated that “the automotive market in 2025 has performed much better than expected and is now bringing us closer to the sales figures we had before the pandemic. This has been largely due to the good performance of registrations of electrified vehicles, thanks to the fact that the MOVES plans have worked. Secondly, there have been many registrations linked to the Valencian community, as the affected Valencians by DANA they have recovered their mobility.
And, thirdly, and very importantly, thanks to the park renovation plans that have been operational in many autonomous communities and that have also added to the statistics. With this good year, what we expect is a year 2026 along the same lines, and in fact the forecast is that we will close between 1,250,000 units and 1,300,000 units. In this case, if we are able to launch the Auto+ incentive plan for electrified vehicles as soon as possible and also if the National Park Renewal Plan that has been included in the recently approved Sustainable Mobility Law is launched.
Tania Puche, communications director of GANVAM, highlighted that, “the month of December maintains the tradition and stands as one of the months with the most records, exceeding 100,000 units sold, something that we have not seen since June and which is thanks, in part, to the fact that distributors have made an extra effort to achieve commercial objectives. With these data, the forecasts are met and we close 2025 by labeling it a transition year, by staying close to the natural volume. of our market. This year has been marked, above all, by the additional demand caused by the DANA effect and by the entry of new brands that, with an attractive offer at competitive prices, has boosted purchases from the private channel. Thus, we face 2026 with the optimism that it will be the year of recovery, in which we will exceed 1.2 million registered units. In this sense, the activation of the auto+ plan will mean continuing the purchase aid to continue promoting electrification. which will approach a quota of 30% in 2026, and it remains to be completed with the national park renewal plan, which contemplates the Sustainable Mobility Law. With this combination, an adequate framework is built to have a strong internal demand that ensures the future of the sector.