The announcement of the VAT reduction on fuels from 21% to 10% just over a week ago, decreed by the Spanish government, has not had the expected effects, according to the consumer association Facua. This extraordinary measure, intended to cushion the impact of rising crude oil prices due to the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has made it possible to reduce the price of fuel (diesel and gasoline) and move it away from two euros per liter, but it has not had the desired real impact on the pockets of final consumers, according to Rubén Sánchez, spokesperson for Facua.The consumer association estimates that one in every four petrol stations took advantage of the entry into force of the decree that reduces the price of VAT on fuels to apply a hidden price increase, and criticizes the refusal of Pedro Sánchez's executive to set price caps on fuel or limit the final commercial margin of petrol stations on the final price.  

The armed conflict in Iran and the marked instability in the Persian Gulf region have driven up the price of crude oil worldwide. Just as happened in 2022 with the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the price of Brent crude (the global benchmark for oil prices) has soared above $100 a barrel, and this trend doesn't appear likely to change in the short term.

Just twenty years ago, coinciding with the Tokyo Motor Show, Volkswagen presented the expensive concept or EcoRacer prototype, a type vehicle roadster –a convertible, rear-wheel drive, and with compact dimensions and weight—which the brand came very close to putting into production. In fact, it's not surprising that at that time mainstream brands were introducing small, sporty, convertible models. Opel manufactured a similar vehicle called the Speedster, Mazda the famous MX-5, and Seat dreamed of models like the Bolero or TangoBut what truly set the Volkswagen prototype apart was its engine, a rarity that would have made it a unicorn in the automotive world.

Andorra is a unique case worldwide when it comes to vehicle sales. Most people are already used to seeing expensive, high-performance models with Andorran license plates, but the ranking of best-selling vehicles for 2025 crowns the Pyrenean country as a rare elderly In the automotive world, the Porsche 911 has established itself as the best-selling car of the year, while BMW and Mercedes lead the ranking of best-selling brands.

The sixth generation of the RAV4 is here. Toyota has updated its flagship SUV, a model that has become the benchmark in the hybrid SUV segment worldwide, with conventional hybrid (HEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) versions and a stylish and powerful design.

In 1976, Volkswagen could hardly have imagined the enormous commercial success that the first Golf GTI would achieve. This quintessential sporty and youthful compact car quickly earned an iconic reputation, becoming the benchmark in its segment. From the outset, the GTI (Gran Turismo Injection) designation was associated with fast, aspirational, fun, and highly regarded cars that other manufacturers tried to emulate with varying degrees of success. A Golf GTI is, quite simply, a production Golf that retains its front-wheel drive but incorporates more powerful engines and certain aesthetic details, such as the upholstery, front end, and wheel arches, that identify it as the brand's sporty and youthful variant.

The Dacia Sandero was the best-selling car in Spain in 2025 and consolidates an unprecedented historical hegemony in our market, adding the thirteenth consecutive year leading the ranking of best-selling vehicles in the State.

The strong sales figures for Chinese brands like MG, Omoda, Jaecoo, Leapmotor, and Lynk&Co in the Spanish market during 2025 are just the vanguard of the large-scale Chinese automotive rollout that the Asian giant has designed in southern Europe, with Barcelona and Catalonia as its spearhead.

Daniel Knowles was born in the United Kingdom and now lives in Chicago, USA. In both countries, he says he is fed up with hearing radio alerts about a new "Carmageddon"The typical apocalyptic traffic jams on the return from vacation. That's where the idea for the title of his book came from." Carmageddon (Captain Swing), where this journalist, former correspondent of The Economist It analyzes the forces that have made the car the king of transportation in today's society and its implications, starting with air pollution. "We are approaching 2 billion cars worldwide, but the number is growing much faster than the population," it warns. Nearly 25% of the CO₂ emitted globally comes from transportation, and three-quarters of these emissions are from road transport. And this only considers the gases that warm the planet; cars also emit other gases and particles harmful to health, such as NO₂.₂ or PM2.5. "The switch to electric cars [which is now even being called into question with the reversal of European policies] isn't the solution, I think; it's only part of it," says Knowles via videoconference from Chicago. He explains that Europeans drive an average of 10,000 kilometers a year. In the United States, where public transportation is minimal and everything revolves around the car, it's nearly double: 19,000 kilometers on average. Knowles did the math, and converting all of this to electric cars would require "spending twice as much on electricity." There's no alternative; it's necessary to reduce car use.

Families with three or more children are increasingly rare in Catalan society. According to figures from Idescat, only 5% of Catalan families (single-parent or two-parent) have three or more children, a trend that is steadily declining and shows no signs of slowing down, especially considering that this year Catalonia broke its record for lowest birth rate, with a rate of just 1.08 children per woman. This is not unique to Catalonia, as the Spanish and European trends are moving in the same direction as in Catalan society, with families overwhelmingly consisting of one or two children and the age of first-time motherhood rising.

Ford has announced it will cease production of fully electric vehicles after observing the current low demand in the US and European markets and the limited commercial potential of electric vehicles. In fact, the Blue Oval brand has also announced it will discontinue its electric pickup truck. F-150 Lightning, a model that aimed to mark a turning point in the future of mobility in the United States, where pickup trucks pick up They are a symbol of cultural identity in the automotive market.

The Cupra Raval will be one of the most important cars of 2026, and the Baix Llobregat-based brand has already confirmed the price of the entry-level version of its electric model, which will be the cheapest in the Cupra lineup. The Raval shares the electric platform debuted by the Volkswagen ID. Polo, which will also be manufactured in Martorell, but unlike the latter, it will have a slightly sportier setup (15 millimeters lower body, stiffer suspension, electronic differential on the front wheels, and more responsive steering) that should justify its aspirational price.

The end of 2025 will be one of the saddest in Ford's history, as it will cease production of the Focus, the compact car launched in 1998 that revolutionized the market, positioning itself ahead of the Opel Astra, the Renault Mégane, and the segment's long-standing king, the Volkswagen Golf. For the past 27 years, the Focus has been manufactured at the Saarlouis plant in Germany, a factory that will also close its doors at the end of the year after serving the brand continuously since 1966.

Although Pedro Navarro, director of the DGT, He asserted a year ago that the process of redefining the classification system The environmental labeling scheme was already in place and seemed unstoppable; however, the Congress of Deputies approved the new Sustainable Mobility Law last week without including the fifteenth additional provision, which was supposed to allow the Directorate General of Traffic to establish the appropriate mechanisms to modify the criteria for assigning environmental labels to new vehicles.

Ebro continues to grow with a new model in its range. Following the already well-known S700 and S800 and as expected S400 hybrid urban SUV (which should become the brand's best seller), the Barcelona subsidiary of the Chery group has now presented the brand new S900, a very large, powerful and plug-in SUV that becomes the brand's new flagship.

In 2018, BMW decided resurrect the Series 8 trademark to christen a new, stately sports sedan that would be able to compete with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the Audi A8, or even models from Maserati, Bentley, or Porsche, among others. On paper, the idea seemed like a well-thought-out move: BMW would leverage the platform and technologies developed for its subsidiary Rolls-Royce models to create a new, elegant, and sporty model, with a sculpted body and a bolder aesthetic and technological approach than the 5 and 6 Series of its time.

In 2023, the police detected an increase in thefts of the same car model, an Asian sports car. The following year, reports of theft of this type of vehicle rose to 137 in Catalonia alone, and at the beginning of this year, 118 more were already registered. The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) realized that the interest in this specific model and the disappearance of passenger cars was no coincidence. And this Wednesday, the Catalan security force and the Customs Surveillance Service of the Catalan Tax Agency explained that the whole thing was organized by a group that stole vehicles throughout the country, and also in Aragon, Andalusia, and France, and sent them hidden in large scrap containers to make them difficult to detect. The destination? Gambia.

The new Porsche 911 Turbo S now reaches 711 hp. This reality, which seems like a play on words, is no coincidence, since those from Zuffenhausen, north of Stuttgart, wanted this to be the precise power of the nine most powerful in history, if we leave aside the GT3 RS competition versions.

One of the major problems facing the European automotive industry is the approach it has taken to the transition to electric cars. Major European manufacturers have made significant investments in platforms, engines, and technologies geared toward electric cars, which have not been offset by demand from European buyers. Major European manufacturers decided to invest heavily in large, high-priced electric vehicles in an attempt to recoup their investments as quickly as possible. However, sales of fully electric cars have not fully taken off in the higher-value segments. In contrast, Chinese offerings have been the main drivers in the urban, utility, and compact vehicle segments.

The price of new cars has grown exponentially in recent years, a reality that is even more evident among SUVs in the B and C segments, i.e. vehicles with raised bodies and between 4.2 and 4.6 meters long, capable of offering good space for the rear seats and a trunk large enough to carry all kinds of objects.