Electrified car sales grow 62.2% in March, an excellent figure

March closed with a very positive figure for sales of electrified cars, both plug-in hybrids and battery electric cars. This category includes passenger cars, quadricycles, commercial and industrial vehicles and buses. In total, 28,955 units were sold, representing growth of 62.5% compared with March 2025.

The market share of these electrified vehicles during the third month of 2026 is 18.9%, which means that sales have grown 5% compared with March 2025. It is also worth looking at the year-to-date figures, which are 59% higher than in the first three months of last year, with 68,627 units sold.

68,627 units were sold during the first quarter, and their market share is 19.1%. Looking at cars with alternative fuels, electrified and gas-powered, they have increased by 29.3%, with 95,356 units sold in March, representing 62.2% of total sales.

The option preferred by buyers is conventional hybrids, which account for 40% of sales during the month of March. Vehicles with alternative fuels have added up to 223,069 units sold.

Sales by vehicle type

By vehicle type, these are the registered figures.

As far as battery electric cars are concerned, 13,125 units were sold, an increase of 42.2% compared with the previous month. This represents 8.57% of the market in March, slightly more than 2.2% higher than the figure registered in March 2025. In the first three months of the year, 30,702 units were sold, an increase of 39.4% compared with the first quarter of 2025, representing an 8.56% market share.

Sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles reached 15,830 units, an increase of 84.4%. They represent 10.33% of the market share in March, with an increase of 4% compared with March 2025. During the first quarter, 37,925 units were sold, 79.7% more than in the same period of 2025.

Conventional hybrid vehicles have increased their sales by 26.1%. 62,063 units were registered during the month of March. This represents 40.5% of the market share, with 144,330 units registered in the first quarter. They represent 40.2% of the market share.

Gas vehicles continue to decline, with a 35% drop in sales and 4,338 units registered in March. This is only 2.83% of the total market for the month. During the first quarter, 10,111 units of this type were registered, 29.6% fewer than the previous year and only 2.8% of total sales.