Spanish plants built 1,675,092 vehicles from January to September, down 1.6%, and Anfac still expects around 2.25 million for the full year, 1% below 2025.
Electrified production reached 40,547 units in September, up 47.4%, lifting its share to 18.2%, while battery electric output rose 153.3% to 32,151 units.
Exports totalled 1,427,473 vehicles from January to September, down 2.3%, although September shipments rose 1% to 191,519 units and Europe took 92.2% of the total.
Faconauto, Sernauto and the Fundación Repsol want scrappage aid that is technology neutral, citing an average fleet age of 14.6 years in 2025, up from nine years in 2019.
The renewal plan was written into the Sustainable Mobility Law approved at the end of 2025, but has not been launched, while Plan Auto+ offers 400 million euros in purchase aid.
Anfac data released on 21 October 2026 show Spanish plants built 1,675,092 vehicles from January to September, down 1.6% on the same period of 2025. September output reached 222,304 units, 0.5% fewer than a year earlier. Passenger car production fell 4.3% in the month to 171,918 units, while commercial and industrial vehicle output rose 15.2% to 50,386 units. Anfac still expects the year to close at around 2.25 million vehicles, 1% below 2025.
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Electrified vehicles, meaning battery electric and plug-in hybrid models, reached 195,335 units in the first nine months, up 13.1% and equal to 11.7% of output. In September alone, 40,547 electrified units came off the lines, up 47.4%, lifting their share to 18.2%. Battery electric output reached 32,151 units in the month, up 153.3%, while plug-in hybrid output fell 43.3% to 8,396 units. New models drive the gains, including the Cupra Raval and the Volkswagen ID.Polo at Martorell and the Skoda Epiq in Navarra. Martorell stopped building the Audi A1 in April to make room for electric production.
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Anfac director general José López-Tafall said the sector is keeping to the course set for the year.
“September has developed in line with our estimates, and we still expect to close the year at around 2.25 million vehicles produced.”
He warned that the rise in electrified output has not yet produced a sufficient recovery in total volume, which remains well below 2019 levels.
Spanish exports reached 1,427,473 vehicles from January to September, down 2.3%. In September, 191,519 vehicles were shipped abroad, up 1% on a year earlier. Europe took 92.2% of shipments in the first nine months, 0.5 percentage points less than a year before. Germany, France and the United Kingdom were the top three European destinations in September, followed by Turkey and Italy. Poland (up 33.3%) and Austria (up 13.7%) posted the strongest gains, while shipments to Turkey fell 26.2% and to Belgium 22.2%.
Faconauto, the dealers' association, Sernauto, which represents component suppliers, and the Fundación Repsol are calling for scrappage aid that stays technology neutral rather than prioritising electric vehicles, as Plan Auto+ does. Anfac is not part of the group. SigmaDos survey data presented at a Madrid event show the average age of the Spanish car fleet rose from nine years in 2019 to 14.6 years in 2025. Six in ten vehicles, about 31.7 million cars, are over 10 years old, and 30% are over 20. According to the survey, the oldest cars can emit up to 10 times more pollutants than the most advanced vehicles available today.
“We ask that the law be complied with.”
Faconauto's president noted that the renewal plan was included in the Sustainable Mobility Law approved at the end of 2025, yet almost a year later it has not been launched, while purchase aid for electrified vehicles has been approved.
In an opinion piece on eldiario.es, Jordi Hereu reports that the industry invested 3,197 million euros in 2025, up 24.7%, and cites a barometer in which 44.9% of sector companies expect activity to improve this year. The sector employs almost 54,000 people directly in its plants and billed more than 80,000 million euros. Automotive contributes close to 11% of GDP and 18% of exports. The Plan Auto+, endowed with 400 million euros by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, offers direct aid for electric and electrified purchases and applies retroactively to purchases made from 1 January 2026. Electra, a charging operator founded in 2021 and present in ten European markets, plans to invest 200 million euros in Spain, CEO Bastien Verot told El Periódico around the opening of a new Electralinera in Sant Quirze del Vallès.
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Spanish plants built 1,675,092 vehicles from January to September, down 1.6%, while electrified models reached 18.2% of September production and exports fell over the same nine months.
AI text based on reports by La Razón, ABC TU DIARIO EN ESPAÑOL, El Periódico and other publishers. Published .