Jorge Palacios

A 20% sales boost would give Skoda a 3% share of the Spanish market next year compared with the current 2.3% based on about 29,000 deliveries, sales and marketing director Alain Favey says.

With more than 50 various regulations on vehicle emissions on the books in Spain, consumers face uncertainty about which car to buy – and often decide to not buy anything, says Jose Vicente de los Mozos, president of...

The eVito initially will be available in two body versions, Van and Tourer, the latter with 8-9 seats. It also will be sold in two wheelbases.

The fourth model in Kia’s range of Ceed C-segment cars will be assembled in Zilina, Slovakia.

The first deliveries for the regional market are forecasted for early 2020 amid high demand for zero-emissions LCVs stemming from tough new clean-air regulations major European cities are enacting.

The future Polo model is described as being a sporty urban CUV that will come in hybrid and electric versions.

French automaker PSA’s Corsa-e, the battery-electric version of the sixth-generation Opel Corsa, will have 136 hp and 200 miles of range.

Uncertainty about whether to purchase an internal-combustion-engine car or an electrified vehicle is likely to cause further contraction of the Spanish market this year, according to industry associations and unions.