Spain Full Year 2025: Dacia Sandero and Renault Clio in the lead in strongest market in 6 years

The Dacia Sandero is #1 in Spain for the third year in a row

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It’s an excellent year for new car sales in Spain, with volumes up 12.9% to 1,148,650 units. This is the best annual tally in the country since pre-pandemic 2019 (1,302,963). All channels are in positive: private sales pull the market up with a 18.1% gain to 539,642 sales, company sales are up 12% to 418,574 but sales to rental companies only edge 2.3% to 190,434. The best performing province is Comunidad Valenciana at +36.1% thanks to replacement vehicles following catastrophic floods. Extremadura is up 23.3%, Cantabria up 21.2%, Andalucia up 17%, Pais Vasco up 16.4% and Castilla la Mancha up 15.7%. Madrid continues to dominate national sales with a 42.9% share at 492,613 units, up 7.9% on 2024.

In the brands ranking, Toyota (+0.7%) retains the top spot but significantly trails the market and loses one percentage point of share as a result, going from 9.4% to 8.4%. The Japanese carmaker was #1 during 9 months of the year. Renault (+29.7%) brilliantly manages the biggest uptick in the Top 10 and gains three spots on 2024 to land in 2nd place. It was #1 in March and June. Volkswagen (+14.4%) is solid in third position, ahead of Hyundai (+5.7%), whose December pole position enables it to return to the 4th spot it also held last year. Local carmaker Seat (+1.3%) rounds out the Top 5, down two ranks on 2024 while Dacia (+20.1%) is up one spot to #6. Below, notice Chinese fares MG (+46.8%), BYD (+374%), Omoda (+79.3%) and Jaecoo (+785.2%) all posting spectacular gains. Newcomer Ebro, producing locally and selling rebadged Chery vehicles ends its first full year in market at #24, reaching a record #18 with 2.1% share in December.

Model-wise, the Dacia Sandero (+16.8%) threepeats at #1 with an improved 3.4% share. It was #1 during 10 months of the year. The Renault Clio (+37.5%) leaps up five spots to #2 and was a distant leader in December. It is followed by the MG ZS (+16.4%) up two spots and even managing a brilliant first place in February. The Seat Ibiza (+5.4%) is pushed down to #4 and the Hyundai Tucson (+1.8%) to #5. Difficult year for the Toyota Corolla (-5.9%), the only loser in the Top 15 and down from #2 in 2024 to #6. In contrast the Peugeot 2008 (+18.1%) is up four ranks to #8 and the Peugeot 208 (+52.6%) up 10 to #9. The best-selling newcomer is the Omoda 9 at #49 ahead of the Dacia Bigster at #78 and the BYD Dolphin Surf at #84.

Previous year: Spain 2024: First millionaire market in 5 years, Dacia Sandero ultra dominant

Two years ago: Spain 2023: Dacia Sandero leader, MG ZS wins three months

Full December 2025 Top 66 brands and Top 342 models, Full Year 2025 Top 81 brands and Top 420 models vs. Full Year 2024 figures below.