Spain March 2026: Toyota, Hyundai shoot up, BYD breaks records, highest monthly volume since June 2019

Toyota sales are up 67.5% year-on-year in February.

It’s an outstanding month for new car sales in Spain with March volumes up 11.7% year-on-year to 130,340 units. This is a particularly good result given March 2025 was already up 23.2% on the year prior. In fact, this is the first time the monthly volume surpasses 130,000 units since June 2019 (134,341). March 2026 is up 6.2% on pre-pandemic March 2019. The year-to-date tally is now up 7.6% to 300,529. Rechargeable cars (BEV+PHEV) are up a whopping 62% to 26,725 units and 20.5% share and up 58.4% YTD to 62,966 and 21% share vs. 14% over the same period in 2025. All channels are in positive, with private sales up 17.5% to 51,774, company sales up 13.5% to 37,647 and short term rentals up 3.6% to 40,919. Year-to-date, private sales are up 5.6% to 129,540, company sales up 4.7% to 95,086 and rental sales up 15.1% to 75,903. The best performing regions are Baleares (+44.4%), Extremadura (+42.4%), Navarra (+38.7%), La rioja (+36.1%) and Castilla Leon (+31.2%). 

In the brands charts, Toyota (+67.5%) surges ahead to cement its dominance at 9.2% share, distancing Volkswagen (+6.6%) up one spot on last month to #2. Renault (-13.8%) is handicapped by a strong year-ago basis when it led the market outright for the first time in almost 7 years. Seat (-13.7%) also struggles at #4 while Hyundai (+66.1%) brilliantly rounds out the Top 5 with 5.3% share vs. 4.2% so far this year. Mercedes (+18.4%) is the only additional Top 10 member to beat the market. Below, BYD (+174.6%) reaches a record 13th place, also hit last December, and breaks its volume (4,465) and share (3.4%) records. Citroen (+28%) and Opel (+33.7%) also make themselves noticed as do Omoda (+258.6%) and Ebro (+359.2%) both reaching record volumes.

The MG 3 lodges its first ever Top 10 finish in Spain.

Model-wise, the Dacia Sandero (-15.7%) reclaims the top spot it held over the Full Year 2025 and now also ranks #1 YTD, all this despite a significant YoY loss. The Toyota C-HR (+94.1%) surges to #2, but adding the C-HR+ BEV (pictured at top) it would end the month just 3 sales below the Sandero. The Peugeot 208 (+0.4%) is stable year-on-year but up four ranks on February to #3, distancing the Toyota Corolla (+61.3%), Seat Ibiza (+24.1%) and Hyundai Tucson (+86.6%) all in splendid shape. The Toyota Yaris Cross (+79.7%) and MG 3 (+34.8%) also impress, with the latter breaking into the Top 10 for the first time at #10. 

Previous month: Spain February 2026: Seat Ibiza signs first #1 ranking in almost 8 years

One year ago: Spain March 2025: Renault (+101.3%) signs first win in almost 7 years, market up 23.2%

Full March 2026 Top 67 All brands and Top 364 All models below.