Faconauto has sent political parties 35 proposals for Spain’s next legislature, including multi-year purchase aid and a national fleet-renewal plan. It also wants 4,000 heavy-vehicle charging points above 350 kW by 2030.
Faconauto says the next four years will be crucial to renewing Spain’s ageing vehicle fleet, whose average age has reached 14.6 years.
The dealers’ association presented 35 proposals, grouped into seven areas, to political parties ahead of the 29 November general election. It says mobility policy should reflect how people and businesses travel, as well as the country’s economic and social circumstances. These are requests for the next legislature, not measures already adopted. Faconauto sees fleet renewal as a way to improve road safety and reduce emissions while making newer vehicles accessible to families and businesses, including self-employed people.
Fleet renewal is a central demand. Faconauto argues that replacing older vehicles can improve road safety and reduce emissions, while access to a newer car should reflect what families and businesses can afford. It wants state purchase aid for electrified vehicles to continue throughout the legislature, with multi-year funding announced in advance and no early exhaustion. The association is also seeking a separate, long-term national renewal plan alongside the existing Auto+ support programme.
The proposed national renewal plan would cover cars, vans and heavy vehicles under additional provision 21 of Spain’s Sustainable Mobility Law. It would be technologically neutral rather than limited to electric vehicles, with larger grants for vehicles producing fewer emissions. Support would require an old vehicle to be withdrawn from circulation; one proposal specifies scrapping a vehicle more than ten years old when buying a new or used Euro 6d-standard car.
Tax changes make up another substantial part of the package. Faconauto wants current deductions for electrified vehicles and charging to continue from 1 January 2027 until a new framework takes effect. The proposed personal income tax deduction is 15% for the purchase of an electrified vehicle and a charging point, with a possible increase to 20% in municipalities with fewer than 5,000 residents. It also proposes allowing businesses and self-employed workers to deduct all VAT on qualifying zero-emission vehicles, subject to price limits, and exempting public purchase incentives from income and corporation tax.
For heavy transport, the association proposes 4,000 charging points above 350 kW before 2030, focused on strategic freight corridors. The plan sets out annual milestones and a maximum six-month period to bring planned points into service, in line with the European AFIR framework. Faconauto also wants secure truck charging and refuelling areas with controlled access, plus rapid charging of at least 150 kW in every comarca. It wants the public to be able to check whether each charging point is operational.
Some requests would directly affect local rules. The association is seeking common municipal criteria for low-emission zones, including mutual recognition of authorisations and advance notice of new restrictions. It also wants a gradual timetable for professional vans, linked to the availability of alternatives in each municipality. The broader package also addresses support for the automotive sector and covers municipal mobility, road maintenance and skilled employment.
The election has also provided a setting for other policy proposals, including the benefit proposals reported earlier. Faconauto’s employment measures include updating vocational training for the automotive sector and expanding support for professional driving licences in categories C and D, with particular attention to women and young people.
