Cars powered by LPG are flooding the international market and threaten to disappear

The car market has been undergoing many changes for some time now. This means that the sales data for the different types of fuel used varies quite a lot. For example, it has been several years since diesel models have lost many sales, and the presence of battery-powered vehicles has grown considerably. However, one option that seemed to be gaining increasing relevance has fallen significantly during the month of January.

It is important to point out that in Spain, models running on Compressed Natural Gas have already disappeared, and the only gas option left on the market is LPG. This appears to be in complete decline, as electrified cars seem to be gaining ground, even if they are hybrids and plug-in hybrids.

During January 2026, 2,462 units of LPG-powered models were registered. This represents a 20.71% decrease compared with January 2025. The market share of LPG cars stands at 3.37%, which is very low, and even more so when considering that it was somewhat higher at this time last year.

It should be noted that the best-selling LPG model in Spain has once again been the Dacia Sandero. Half of the cars running on this fuel were Dacia Sandero. In second place is the Renault Clio, and third is the Renault Captur. This means the podium belongs to three models from the Renault group, which continues to dominate this segment.

They are followed by two more Dacia models, the Jogger and the Duster, then four models from the Italian brand EVO, with barely a dozen units each or even fewer. The top-ten list closes with the Mitsubishi Colt, which sold only five units. With this, we can see that LPG is becoming increasingly unpopular and is being displaced by electrified vehicles.