Spain has found a turning point in public automobile policy, and this point is called territorial proximity. After years of irregular measurements, lack of continuity and a depressed market, 2025 demonstrated that Autonomous communities have the key to stimulating demandget closer to the middle classes and reduce the gaps that have slowed the modernization of the park for too long.
This is the main conclusion that Faconauto formulated in its report for the year. And the number says it all: without the joint effect of regional plansthe market would have lost approximately 120,000 operations and would have remained at similar levels to 2024. The impact is not marginal: it is structural. For employers, the role of the CCAA during the year 2025 has been “decisive” and constitutes a model to be consolidated for the years to come.
Marta Blázquez, president of Faconauto, sums it up graphically:
“Autonomous communities demonstrated in 2025 that they were a decisive engine for reaching the middle classes and accelerating the transition without imposing an energy bias. Their projects made it possible to bridge social, territorial and mobility gaps which are not always taken into account.”
The reading is clear: while the State designed the major regulatory architecture, it was the autonomy which brought the incentives to the territory with greater speed, proximity and capacity for reaction.
Auto+ and Park Renewal: an “essential” combination
In this context, Faconauto has set a priority: activate the Auto+ Plan now and complete it with the National Parks Renewal Planthe launch of which must take place – by mandate of the Sustainable Mobility Law – within a maximum period of three months.
For the first time, says the employers’ association, Spain has a coherent strategic framework moving towards decarbonisation without leaving anyone behind, strengthening investment in electrification and ensuring the market supports the industry.
Blázquez expresses this with a forceful warning:
“Without a market, there is no industry. The law sets three months and this deadline must be respected.”
The combination of the two plans would:
- Remove the most polluting vehicles.
- Support the buyer in the transition to electrified and connected models.
- Reduce territorial inequalities.
- Guarantee employment and strengthen the dealer network.
- Recover a volume of 1.3 million registrationsthe level necessary to consolidate the national industry.
Faconauto considers these programs as the “life insurance” of the sector: a mechanism which links the ecological transition to the economic reality of households and which saves time to achieve European objectives without sacrificing competitiveness.
A 2025 that dispels doubts: electrification, replacement and territory
Employers argue that market developments in 2025 – close to 1.2 million units— responds to the coincidence of three factors, all with a positive reading for 2026.
- A real push towards electrification.
The costs will affect the 25%a notable advance compared to previous years. For the first time, the incentives worked with agility, the electricity offer was more competitive and the REVE card unified and simplified the search for charging points. - Accelerated replacement by DANA.
The program Restart Auto+ It allowed thousands of families to regain their mobility after the serious damage suffered. An agile model that Faconauto indicates as a reference for future state plans. - Massive deployment of regional aid.
This is where the structural change that marks the year lies: close incentives, adapted to local reality and with a great capacity to activate the middle classes. An example of the new paradigm in which autonomy ceases to be secondary actors and becomes real catalysts of demand.
2026: the year of consolidation
If 2025 marked the path to recovery, 2026 must be the year in which Spain makes a qualitative leap. Faconauto manages two scenarios:
- Moderate scenario: around 1,250,000 registrations.
- Strong breakthrough scenario: 1,300,000 unitsa figure which would make it possible to consolidate the internal market and further promote electrification.
Employers believe that it is entirely viable to achieve a 33% electrification in 2026. The factors supporting this are clear:
- Stable and agile aids thanks to the next Auto+.
- More charging stations across the country.
- Greater availability of models at competitive prices.
- Consumers with more confidence, more disposable income and an environment of moderate inflation and lower interest rates.
In addition, Faconauto announces that the new Auto+ is already being designed, inspired by the Valencian experience of Restart Auto+, characterized by its administrative agility and efficiency in direct and rapid processing.
Dealers: stable employment, margins under pressure
In terms of work, the dealer network will close the year with a figure close to 165,000 jobsa figure which remains stable despite profitability which remains very tight: only 1.4% in the third quarter.
Added to this is a growing talent gap, particularly in after-sales, where the technological transition requires more specialized profiles that are difficult to find.
The sector therefore needs regulatory stability and sufficient market volume to be able to maintain its structure and cope with increasingly intensive investments.
A historic opportunity that cannot be waited for
The final message from the president of Faconauto is unequivocal: Spain is faced with a unique opportunity.
“2025 showed us that when public policies are designed with rigor and executed with consistency, the market responds. We must now take the next step. »
The instruments are on the table: the new 2030 Auto Plan, the Auto+ Plan, the legal mandate to activate the renewal of the fleet and an autonomous fabric which has revealed itself as an essential driver.
The duration is three months. And, according to Faconauto, also the window to transform a strategic framework into tangible results. A warning in the form of urgency and ambition: either Spain accelerates now, or it will lose an opportunity that will never come again.
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