Spanish autos market ended the best year in the decade with +6.3% sales in December. The full year results at 1.24 million car passenger’s sold kept the momentum with a continue growth in the last 5 years. Renault is market leader.
Spanish economy has stood its ground in the fourth quarter, despite heightened uncertainty linked to the political environment in Catalonia. Incoming data shows that the negative economic impact stemming from the crisis has been limited to the region, with growth momentum largely intact in the wider Spanish economy. In November, employment growth as measured by Social Security affiliations remained buoyant, the Economic Sentiment Indicator reached its highest print in nearly two years and the composite PMI inched up on upbeat operating conditions among manufacturers. Despite the resilient economic picture, the political impasse is unlikely to be resolved soon, following snap elections in Catalonia on 21 December. The vote yielded a similar result than in the previous election in 2015, with the three secessionist parties obtaining a narrow majority in the regional parliament. The results are bruising for the Spanish government, which had called the early election in the hopes of depriving the secessionists of their ruling majority.
Spanish vehicles market is recovering year-after-year since the tremendous fall reported after the 2009 crisis, when volume dropped by over the half. The government have sustained the recovery of the industry, crucial for a market that is the second major auto producer in Europe, with an incentive plan called PIVE, which sustain the scrap of old vehicles when purchasing a new one. The program has been modulated across the years becoming a stable sustain to the domestic market, that in the last five years grew up from less than 700.000 cars in 2012 to over 1.1 million last year. In the 2018 car passenger’s sales are projected over the 1.3 million.
| Sales 2012 | Sales 2013 | Sales 2014 | Sales 2015 | Sales 2016 | Sales 2017 e | Sales 2018 e | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car | 699.740 | 722.690 | 855.308 | 1.036.670 | 1.147.597 | 1.241.462 | 1.324.214 |
| LCV | 70.051 | 78.260 | 100.071 | 139.951 | 150.692 | 176.590 | 198.797 |
| HCV | 6.828 | 7.204 | 12.798 | 16.004 | 15.464 | 16.584 | 18.608 |
| Total | 776.619 | 808.154 | 968.177 | 1.192.625 | 1.313.753 | 1.434.636 | 1.541.619 |
| 2012 Var | 2013 Var | 2014 Var | 2015 Var | 2016 Var | 2017 Var e. | 2018 var e | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCV | -26,9% | 11,7% | 27,9% | 39,9% | 7,7% | 17,2% | 12,6% |
| HCV | -16,1% | 5,5% | 77,7% | 25,0% | -3,4% | 7,2% | 12,2% |
| Car | -13,4% | 3,3% | 18,4% | 21,2% | 10,7% | 8,2% | 6,7% |
| Total | -14,8% | 4,1% | 19,8% | 23,2% | 10,2% | 9,2% | 7,5% |
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Indeed, according to data released by the Minister of Transportation through the local association of car distributors (ANIACAM), after the quite positive first half, with total car passenger’s sales at 670.919 units, up 7.6% in the second half the trend unchanged. In the Q3 sales improved 6.9%,in October 14.2% (with 95.108 sales), in November 13.1% (with 104.756 sales) and in December 6.3% (with 103.514 sales).
Full Year 2017 sales figures have been 1.241.462, up 8.2%, the best in a decade.
Light commercial vehicles Sales had been 176.590, up 17.2%.
At Brand-wise, the market is one of the most competitive world-wide with the best brands able to catch no more than 8% of market share.
This year, after having seen Seat on top for the first nine months, in October Renault gained the leadership with 101.528 sales (+12.1%) and market share at 8.2% ahead of Seat, actually second with 94.515 units (+21.6%).
Volkswagen is third with 89.636 units (+0.6%) followed by Peugeot with 87.794 units (+5.1%), Opel with 86.929 sales (-2.8%), Citroen with 68.445 (+12.8%), Ford with 68.279 (+3.5%), Toyota with 66.319 (+19.1%), Nissan with 62.424 (+9.3%) and in 10th place Kia with 58.951 (+10.4%).
At model wise, the Seat Leon with 35.327 (+62.1%) ahead of Seat Ibiza with 33.802 sales (-4.1%) and the Renault Clio with 28.874 (+8.4%). To see the Spanish best-selling cars ranking, you can see here.
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| Rank 2017 | Ran Dec | Brand | Sales 2017 | Sales Dec | Variation 2017 | Variation Dec | Share 2017 | Share Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Renault | 101.528 | 11.616 | 12,1% | 14,7% | 8,2% | 11,2% |
| 2 | 3 | Seat | 94.515 | 6.770 | 21,6% | 38,8% | 7,6% | 6,5% |
| 3 | 5 | Volkswagen | 89.636 | 6.215 | 0,6% | -18,2% | 7,2% | 6,0% |
| 4 | 2 | Peugeot | 87.794 | 9.123 | 5,1% | 15,9% | 7,1% | 8,8% |
| 5 | 12 | Opel | 86.929 | 4.520 | -2,8% | -26,5% | 7,0% | 4,4% |
| 6 | 7 | Citroen | 68.445 | 6.089 | 12,8% | 32,3% | 5,5% | 5,9% |
| 7 | 8 | Ford | 68.279 | 5.270 | 3,5% | -9,4% | 5,5% | 5,1% |
| 8 | 11 | Toyota | 66.319 | 4.613 | 19,1% | 0,4% | 5,3% | 4,5% |
| 9 | 6 | Nissan | 62.424 | 6.128 | 9,3% | 15,7% | 5,0% | 5,9% |
| 10 | 10 | Kia | 58.951 | 4.841 | 10,4% | 49,8% | 4,7% | 4,7% |
| 11 | 4 | Hyundai | 55.229 | 6.324 | 8,5% | 13,7% | 4,4% | 6,1% |
| 12 | 15 | Audi | 54.970 | 3.541 | 6,4% | -5,3% | 4,4% | 3,4% |
| 13 | 16 | Fiat | 53.209 | 2.440 | 10,5% | -29,5% | 4,3% | 2,4% |
| 14 | 14 | Mercedes | 52.204 | 4.090 | 10,7% | 2,9% | 4,2% | 4,0% |
| 15 | 13 | BMW | 48.844 | 4.415 | 10,0% | 13,1% | 3,9% | 4,3% |
| 16 | 9 | Dacia | 46.396 | 5.229 | 4,0% | 36,2% | 3,7% | 5,1% |
| 17 | 18 | Skoda | 24.859 | 1.614 | 2,4% | -11,9% | 2,0% | 1,6% |
| 18 | 17 | Mazda | 18.566 | 1.813 | 1,5% | 25,6% | 1,5% | 1,8% |
| 19 | 19 | Volvo | 13.452 | 1.419 | 0,3% | -7,6% | 1,1% | 1,4% |
| 20 | 20 | Mini | 12.150 | 1.210 | 7,6% | 23,7% | 1,0% | 1,2% |
| 21 | 24 | Land Rover | 10.197 | 681 | -0,7% | -25,0% | 0,8% | 0,7% |
| 22 | 21 | Mitsubishi | 9.773 | 886 | 4,3% | -16,7% | 0,8% | 0,9% |
| 23 | 25 | Jeep | 8.509 | 612 | 22,5% | -5,6% | 0,7% | 0,6% |
| 24 | 22 | Honda | 8.420 | 867 | -11,2% | 4,6% | 0,7% | 0,8% |
| 25 | 23 | Suzuki | 7.680 | 822 | 32,3% | 32,2% | 0,6% | 0,8% |
| 26 | 27 | Lexus | 6.135 | 420 | 9,5% | 8,2% | 0,5% | 0,4% |
| 27 | 26 | Smart | 5.992 | 453 | -2,6% | 16,2% | 0,5% | 0,4% |
| 28 | 29 | Alfa Romeo | 4.037 | 261 | 26,6% | -21,9% | 0,3% | 0,3% |
| 29 | 28 | SsangYong | 3.857 | 317 | -0,4% | -24,5% | 0,3% | 0,3% |
| 30 | 30 | Jaguar | 3.558 | 211 | -2,7% | -40,9% | 0,3% | 0,2% |
| 31 | DS | 2.540 | -44,2% | -100,0% | 0,2% | 0,0% | ||
| 32 | 31 | Porsche | 2.330 | 207 | 4,4% | -4,2% | 0,2% | 0,2% |
| 33 | 32 | Subaru | 2.212 | 152 | 9,2% | -30,6% | 0,2% | 0,1% |
| 34 | 33 | Infiniti | 1.852 | 148 | 49,8% | 16,5% | 0,1% | 0,1% |
| 35 | 34 | Abarth | 1.145 | 88 | 58,6% | -3,3% | 0,1% | 0,1% |
| 36 | 35 | Tesla | 388 | 56 | 580,7% | 143,5% | 0,0% | 0,1% |
| 37 | 36 | Maserati | 372 | 23 | ||||
| 38 | 37 | Mahindra | 133 | 14 | ||||
| 39 | 39 | Ferrari | 72 | 4 | ||||
| 40 | 38 | Bentley | 63 | 5 | ||||
| 41 | Lancia | 39 | ||||||
| 42 | 40 | Aston Martin | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 43 | Lamborghini | 18 | ||||||
| 44 | 41 | Rolls-Royce | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 45 | 41 | Morgan | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 46 | 40 | McLaren | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 46 | Chevrolet | 4 | ||||||
| 47 | Lotus | 3 | ||||||
| 48 | 41 | Cadillac | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 49 | Lada | 1 | ||||||
| 49 | Pontiac | 1 | ||||||
| 49 | Hummer | 1 | ||||||
| 49 | Chrysler | 1 | ||||||
| 49 | Buick | 1 |
| Rank 2017 | Ran Dec | Group | Sales 2017 | Sales Dec | Variation 2017 | Variation Dec | Share 2017 | Share Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Volkswagen Group | 266.391 | 18.352 | 8,7% | 0,4% | 21,5% | 17,7% |
| 2 | 2 | P.S.A. | 245.708 | 19.732 | 3,2% | 4,6% | 19,8% | 19,1% |
| 3 | 1 | Renault Nissan Alliance | 221.974 | 24.007 | 9,4% | 17,4% | 17,9% | 23,2% |
| 4 | 4 | Hyundai-Kia | 114.180 | 11.165 | 9,4% | 27,0% | 9,2% | 10,8% |
| 5 | 7 | Toyota M.C. | 72.454 | 5.033 | 18,2% | 1,0% | 5,8% | 4,9% |
| 6 | 6 | Ford M.C. | 68.279 | 5.270 | 3,5% | -9,4% | 5,5% | 5,1% |
| 7 | 9 | F.C.A. | 67.384 | 3.428 | 12,5% | -25,6% | 5,4% | 3,3% |
| 8 | 5 | BMW | 61.004 | 5.626 | 9,5% | 15,3% | 4,9% | 5,4% |
| 9 | 8 | Mercedes Benz | 58.196 | 4.543 | 9,2% | 4,1% | 4,7% | 4,4% |
| 10 | 10 | Mazda | 18.566 | 1.813 | 1,5% | 25,6% | 1,5% | 1,8% |
| Rank 2017 | Rank Dec | Model | Sales 2017 | Sales Dec | Variation 2017 | Variation Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Seat Leon | 35.327 | 2.375 | 62,1% | 62,1% |
| 2 | 13 | Seat Ibiza | 33.802 | 1.812 | -4,1% | -4,1% |
| 3 | 3 | Renault Clio | 28.873 | 2.834 | 8,4% | 8,4% |
| 4 | 4 | Nissan Qashqai | 28.757 | 2.792 | 18,3% | 18,3% |
| 5 | 1 | Dacia Sandero | 26.794 | 3.116 | 46,1% | 46,1% |
| 6 | 30 | Opel Corsa | 26.750 | 1.050 | -43,8% | -43,8% |
| 7 | 11 | Volkswagen Golf | 26.078 | 1.913 | -28,2% | -28,2% |
| 8 | 21 | Volkswagen Polo | 23.860 | 1.212 | -25,5% | -25,5% |
| 9 | 2 | Renault Mégane | 23.344 | 2.925 | 11,9% | 11,9% |
| 10 | 7 | Peugeot 208 | 20.943 | 2.253 | 19,7% | 19,7% |
| 11 | 12 | Citroen C3 | 20.741 | 1.816 | 64,0% | 64,0% |
| 12 | 8 | Hyundai Tucson | 20.198 | 2.248 | -5,5% | -5,5% |
| 13 | 5 | Renault Captur | 20.187 | 2.464 | 16,2% | 16,2% |
| 14 | 10 | Peugeot 308 | 20.109 | 1.986 | 1,5% | 1,5% |
| 15 | 9 | Peugeot 2008 | 19.488 | 2.160 | 6,0% | 6,0% |
| 16 | 37 | Opel Astra | 19.164 | 930 | -40,3% | -40,3% |
| 17 | 18 | Toyota Auris | 17.684 | 1.275 | -21,5% | -21,5% |
| 18 | 22 | Seat Ateca | 17.631 | 1.202 | -1,1% | -1,1% |
| 19 | 34 | Opel Mokka | 17.245 | 1.001 | -20,0% | -20,0% |
| 20 | 17 | Ford Focus | 17.244 | 1.321 | -3,3% | -3,3% |
| 21 | 14 | Kia Sportage | 16.843 | 1.453 | 57,4% | 57,4% |
| 22 | 64 | Fiat 500 | 16.503 | 510 | -29,2% | -29,2% |
| 23 | 19 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 16.400 | 1.258 | 8,6% | 8,6% |
| 24 | 20 | Peugeot 3008 | 15.494 | 1.229 | -1,4% | -1,4% |
| 25 | 35 | Toyota Yaris | 15.441 | 972 | -4,0% | -4,0% |
| 26 | 23 | Citroen C4 Picasso | 14.315 | 1.171 | 28,8% | 28,8% |
| 27 | 16 | Renault Kadjar | 13.065 | 1.361 | -0,7% | -0,7% |
| 28 | 15 | Dacia Duster | 12.276 | 1.383 | 27,8% | 27,8% |
| 29 | 25 | Hyundai i20 | 12.078 | 1.152 | 0,4% | 0,4% |
| 30 | 31 | Ford Kuga | 11.710 | 1.048 | 10,4% | 10,4% |
