Arval Media Day | Arval España, el mejor país del grupo tras crecer un 10% en 2025

March 17, 2026·28 min·2 clips

Arval Spain reveals it ended last year with a fleet exceeding 250,000 units, marking a major milestone for the company.

1. Movilidad sobre Ruedas on Capital Radio hosts the annual Arval Media Day, marking 13 years of partnership with the programme and Arval Spain's 30th anniversary. 2. Guests are Miguel Cabasa, Arval Spain country head, and Arantxa, described as co-presenter and senior executive; both serve as co-hosts for the episode. 3. Arval Spain was named best country in the Arval Group for 2025, a group-level recognition based on business results and contribution to the global fleet. 4. The global Arval Group reached 1.9 million vehicles financed at the end of 2025, with Spain contributing approximately 250,000 vehicles — 15% of the total. 5. Arval Spain employs 970 people and serves more than 111,000 clients, with both figures close to breaking the 1,000-employee and 120,000-client thresholds in 2026. 6. The fleet is divided across three channels: large corporate accounts (approximately 98,000 vehicles, 10% growth), CaixaBank white-label channel (approximately 75,000 vehicles, 13.6% growth), and retail for individuals and freelancers (74,000 vehicles, 43% growth). 7. Miguel attributes the 43% retail growth to pre-quoted car campaigns that removed complexity for non-expert buyers, simplifying the decision process and reducing friction. 8. Arantxa describes talent development and retention as the primary source of competitive advantage, arguing that internal training and promotion pipelines are as important as technology investment. 9. Arval Spain completed the full electrification of its employee vehicle fleet in 2025 — all staff cars are now electric — which Miguel describes as a prerequisite for credibly advising client companies on electrification. 10. Spain's overall electrification rate within the Arval fleet is below the northern European average, identified as the key growth challenge for the 2027-2030 strategy. 11. The Amazon account, cited as having reached 1,000 vehicles, is described as a demanding client with specialised vertical requirements that pushes Arval's consulting capability forward. 12. Arval's 40% growth in public administration clients over the past year is highlighted as a positive shift in a segment the host notes is historically difficult to penetrate. 13. The Arval Premium Center programme formalises the relationship with the top-performing workshops in Arval's 4,500-workshop network, offering them higher volume commitments and business centre facilities in exchange for measured service quality. 14. Miguel frames the Premium Center as a supply-chain investment rather than a cost: workshops get growth incentives, clients get faster and more consistent repairs, and Arval reduces vehicle downtime. 15. Smart repair operations — smaller damage corrections done in less time with less waste — are an explicit KPI target for the Premium Center network. 16. CaixaBank is described as a benchmark in selling financial products and a key enabler of Arval's retail growth, providing distribution reach that Arval could not replicate independently. 17. A new flexible renting product launched with CaixaBank in 2025 complements the standard long-term renting contract, targeting the individual segment with shorter-term options. 18. For 2026, Miguel forecasts continued fleet growth driven by the dynamics of maturing contracts, but slower new-order intake as Arval prioritises margin and financial health over volume. 19. The programme closes with a reference to Arval's AI virtual assistant, named Lucía, described as having found a 'partner' — a product development detail Miguel defers to a future episode. 20. Fleet managers, corporate mobility directors, and renting industry professionals will find the commercial and product data substantive; general listeners will find the episode heavily B2B-focused.

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