Jan 28, 2026
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The government has not made public whether the origin of the creators is taken into account when determining the subsidy.The matter is ready to be approved and discussed at the next ministerial conference.
Economy and Industry unlocks aid for electric cars with €4,500 for European cars and less for Chinese cars
The government does not indicate that it will consider the source of the parts to determine the funding.The issue is ready for approval and transportation to one of the next Council of Ministers
The new support plan for electric cars announced by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in December has finally begun to pave the way.The Ministry of Economy and Industry, who have been debating a plan to be announced at the beginning of the month for several weeks, have informed this newspaper that the two ministries have agreed to send the new Auto+ plan to the next CDGAE (Government Economic Committee), the necessary step to take the measures to the City Council.Head of Department. It has not yet been decided whether it will go ahead or not, but both Ministries have confirmed that it will happen soon.
Although neither of the two departments gives details in this regard, informed sources tell this newspaper that the aid will be a maximum of 4,500 euros and will reward a European electric vehicle, but without excluding cars from China, as reported by La Tribuna de Automoção.This scheme, very different from the old tricks, will be in line with the policies promoted by the European Commission.It remains to be seen what the government really considers “European”.
Sources familiar with the matter confirmed that the administration ruled out using the French emissions accounting method because it was supposedly proposed by Economía, but it would be the “Spanish method.”France's plan includes calculating all vehicle emissions, not just tailpipe emissions but also those emitted in transport or the type of energy used in their production.In theory, this approach would exclude car companies that export from China from aid, affecting not only that country's brands but also cars from European brands, such as the Cupra Tavascan, which is produced at a Chinese factory in Anhui.“In his case, the penalty will be double, since he will have to pay more European tariffs and stay without help from the national government,” explained a source in the industry.
Now it remains to be seen whether the Government will consider the origin of the components, because in an industry as connected as the motor industry, a car is made of parts that can come from many places.The issue of batteries is particularly sensitive, because most of the production of this central element of the electric car is done in China.Spain has important battery projects such as the Volkswagen group in Sagunto (Valencia), CATL and Stellantis in Zaragoza or Inobat and Gotion in Valladolid, but they are all projects with different levels of execution.
The complexity of determining how European a car is or not makes the sector think that the support scheme could also become more complicated for the customer, because in Moves the amount of the subsidy depends only on whether it was a hybrid or an electric car, regardless of origin, and whether the old car was scrapped.
The only thing that the executive has officially confirmed so far is that Auto+ will have 400 million euros for the whole year, which will only support electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles - charging stations for private individuals and companies are excluded, because the government only subsidizes public charging stations on the roads.slowed down movements.
Slowdown order and personal income tax deductions
In the car, they warned that the executive's decision on the aid of electric vehicles affects the order book of the distribution network.On January 26, the registration of electric cars increased by 23.4% - the overall market was down 16%, a good increase, but less than the increase that the type of vehicle saw last year.It should be taken into account that this is a false comparison, because in one month of 2025 there was a flood of registrations on the market in the Valencian community due to the tax effect and the plan to restart Auto + - provided assistance to all types of vehicles, not only electric - to those who lost their car in the Valencia disaster.
However, in the dealer network they indicated that what is important this January is that the electronic registration comes with December orders and the new order book is not prepared for February and March.This, they explain in this field, is because customers delay their purchase decisions until they know exactly what will help them, despite the fact that the government has committed that Auto + will be operational again from January 1. Leapmotor, Stellantis' Chinese The brand, to "eliminate uncertainty", has decided to give 4,000 euros in advance to all its customers.If the service is less, the supply will be taken care of by the customers and if it is more, the difference will be passed on to the consumers.Other Stellantis brands (such as Peugeot, Opel or Citroen) are not expected to follow the Leapmotor route.
On the other hand, in the group they regret the fall of the maximum deduction of 3,000 euros for those who buy an electric car from personal income tax, a measure that was extended this year, but included in the omnibus decree rejected by the Congress this Tuesday due to the votes against the PP, Vox and Junts.
