In February, 18,062 vehicles of these types were delivered in Spain, with a growth in passenger car deliveries of 8.5% and 16,922 units
Sales of electrified, hybrid and gas passenger cars double their market share and surpass diesel passenger cars
Madrid, March 1, 2021.- The registrations of electrified, hybrid and gas vehicles (cars, quadricycles, commercial and industrial vehicles and buses) increased their sales in February by 10.6% compared to the same month of the previous year , up to 18,062 units, of which 16,922 registrations were passenger cars. In the accumulated of the year, the sales of these vehicles fell almost 7%, to 30,640 units. In the specific case of passenger cars, they fell 8.5% between January and February, but they exceeded in volume (28,833 units) diesel passenger car sales (24,133 units).
The increase in registrations in the second month of the year places the total share of this type of vehicle at 24.6% of the global market in Spain. Electrified vehicles account for 4.5% of the total market at the beginning of the year, with electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids accounting for 1.5% and 3%, respectively, of registered registrations. On the other hand, plug-in hybrids maintained a positive rhythm during the beginning of the year, with a sales share of 18.5% in the second month.
All types of vehicles increase their registrations in February except for pure electric vehicles. Plug-in hybrids are the ones with the highest growth, with an increase of 77.6%, to 2,158 units, while electric vehicles reach 1,125 units, reducing their sales by 36% compared to the same month of the previous year.
Regarding registrations by Autonomous Communities, La Rioja and the Basque Country are the only two regions in Spain that decline both in the sales of electrified and hybrid vehicles compared to the same month of February 2020.
STATEMENTS
José López-Tafall, general director of ANFAC, pointed out that “the long-awaited recovery of the vehicle registration market, which has not been taking place so far this year, must also serve to definitively boost the demand for electrified vehicles and hybrids. To do this, there needs to be a very relevant increase in demand that goes in line with the substantial increase in supply and the commercial effort that vehicle brands are making. For ANFAC, it is essential that the aid plan that has already been announced be approved as soon as possible, so as not to stop the market and that measures are put in place for the massive installation of recharging infrastructures “
ELECTRIC VEHICLES – Zero Label
Electric vehicle sales fell 36% during February, reaching 1,125 units registered this month. It represents 1.5% of the market share in the first month.
PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES – Zero Label
Sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles in the second month of the year reached 2,158 registered units, 77.6% more than in the same period last year. It represents 3% of the market share in the month of January.
GAS VEHICLES – ECO Label
Gas vehicles reached a total of 1,187 registered units in February, an increase of 6.3% compared to the same month last year. It represents 1.6% of the market share.
HYBRID VEHICLES – ECO Label
Vehicles with non-plug-in hybrid technology reached 13,589 registered units in February, which represents an increase of 11% compared to the same month in 2020. It represents 18.5% of the market share.
HYDROGEN BATTERY VEHICLES – ECO Label
During the month of February, 3 units of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles were registered.
DIESEL AND GASOLINE – Label C
The registrations of the total gasoline market (cars, commercial and industrial vehicles, buses and quadricycles) fell by 47%, as did diesel vehicles, which decreased by 36.5% during the month of February.