Volvo sales almost double year-on-year in Belgium.
The Belgian new car market is up another 42.5% to 41,359 units, with the year-to-date tally now up 32.5% to 212,715. Brand leader BMW (+53.9%) even outraces the market to rise to 11.2% share vs. 10.4% so far this year. Volkswagen (+43.4%) remains in 2nd place with 9.8% share vs. 8.8% YTD while Peugeot (+37.1%) is up two spots on April to round out the podium. Mercedes (+31.2%), Audi (+28.7%) and Toyota (+38.5%) follow but can’t catch up with the market growth. In contrast Dacia (+163.9%), Volvo (+97.8%) and Renault (+66.6%) shine in the remainder of the Top 10.
Previous month: Belgium April 2023: Skoda (+117.3%), Dacia (+99%) shine in market surging 40.4%
One year ago: Belgium May 2022: Toyota (+55.5%), Kia (+42.5%) ignore market down -43.2% on pre-pandemic
Full May 2023 Top 62 All brands ranking below.
Belgium May 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-23 | % | /22 | Apr | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | BMW | 4,622 | 11.2% | 53.9% | 1 | 22,042 | 10.4% | 38.8% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 4,062 | 9.8% | 43.4% | 2 | 18,743 | 8.8% | 38.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Peugeot | 2,809 | 6.8% | 37.1% | 5 | 15,706 | 7.4% | 24.0% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 2,756 | 6.7% | 31.2% | 4 | 15,367 | 7.2% | 25.4% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Audi | 2,635 | 6.4% | 28.7% | 3 | 14,265 | 6.7% | 17.5% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Toyota | 2,279 | 5.5% | 38.5% | 8 | 11,162 | 5.2% | 19.2% | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Renault | 2,216 | 5.4% | 66.6% | 6 | 11,499 | 5.4% | 18.5% | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Dacia | 2,103 | 5.1% | 163.9% | 7 | 9,584 | 4.5% | 65.6% | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Volvo | 1,881 | 4.5% | 97.8% | 9 | 9,625 | 4.5% | 50.6% | 8 | 12 |
| 10 | Kia | 1,760 | 4.3% | 25.8% | 11 | 7,739 | 3.6% | 11.6% | 13 | 10 |
| 11 | Ford | 1,629 | 3.9% | 27.3% | 12 | 7,886 | 3.7% | 24.9% | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Opel | 1,417 | 3.4% | 17.6% | 13 | 7,926 | 3.7% | 34.5% | 10 | 13 |
| 13 | Citroen | 1,409 | 3.4% | -16.6% | 14 | 6,892 | 3.2% | -12.8% | 14 | 8 |
| 14 | Skoda | 1,247 | 3.0% | 50.4% | 10 | 7,819 | 3.7% | 61.9% | 12 | 14 |
| 15 | Tesla | 995 | 2.4% | 14114.3% | 17 | 6,329 | 3.0% | 265.4% | 15 | 20 |
| 16 | Mini | 810 | 2.0% | 67.7% | 15 | 3,911 | 1.8% | 29.8% | 18 | 16 |
| 17 | Hyundai | 694 | 1.7% | -20.3% | 18 | 4,931 | 2.3% | 15.9% | 16 | 15 |
| 18 | Fiat | 612 | 1.5% | 34.2% | 23 | 2,664 | 1.3% | 36.3% | 22 | 18 |
| 19 | Nissan | 607 | 1.5% | 0.0% | 16 | 4,524 | 2.1% | 25.1% | 17 | 17 |
| 20 | Mazda | 543 | 1.3% | 93.9% | 20 | 2,746 | 1.3% | 59.4% | 20 | 21 |
| 21 | Seat | 531 | 1.3% | -25.3% | 19 | 3,587 | 1.7% | 19.6% | 19 | 19 |
| 22 | Cupra | 494 | 1.2% | 353.2% | 24 | 1,786 | 0.8% | 336.7% | 25 | 28 |
| 23 | Suzuki | 468 | 1.1% | 37.6% | 22 | 2,096 | 1.0% | 92.8% | 23 | 24 |
| 24 | Land Rover | 453 | 1.1% | 77.0% | 21 | 2,742 | 1.3% | 97.8% | 21 | 23 |
| 25 | Porsche | 342 | 0.8% | 12.1% | 25 | 1,917 | 0.9% | 9.4% | 24 | 22 |
| 26 | Polestar | 304 | 0.7% | 162.1% | 27 | 869 | 0.4% | 11.7% | 30 | 27 |
| 27 | DS | 273 | 0.7% | -20.6% | 26 | 1,148 | 0.5% | 14.7% | 28 | 25 |
| 28 | MG | 232 | 0.6% | 88.6% | 28 | 1,397 | 0.7% | 243.2% | 26 | 33 |
| 29 | Jeep | 220 | 0.5% | 11.1% | 29 | 1,202 | 0.6% | 31.7% | 27 | 26 |
| 30 | Alfa Romeo | 205 | 0.5% | 153.1% | 30 | 788 | 0.4% | 162.7% | 31 | 34 |
| 31 | Lynk & Co | 159 | 0.4% | 12.0% | 31 | 877 | 0.4% | 23.3% | 29 | 29 |
| 32 | Lexus | 109 | 0.3% | 137.0% | 33 | 420 | 0.2% | 6.3% | 35 | 35 |
| 33 | SsangYong | 100 | 0.2% | 56.3% | 32 | 578 | 0.3% | 11.8% | 32 | 31 |
| 34 | Jaguar | 99 | 0.2% | 70.7% | 34 | 427 | 0.2% | -3.8% | 34 | 32 |
| 35 | BYD | 57 | 0.1% | new | 35 | 217 | 0.1% | new | 36 | 47 |
| 36 | Honda | 54 | 0.1% | -61.2% | 36 | 431 | 0.2% | -47.2% | 33 | 30 |
| 37 | Subaru | 36 | 0.1% | 111.8% | 37 | 209 | 0.1% | 90.0% | 37 | 36 |
| 38 | Alpine | 28 | 0.1% | 64.7% | 40 | 80 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 38 | 41 |
| 39 | Maserati | 16 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 38 | 76 | 0.0% | 65.2% | 39 | 42 |
| 40 | Dongfeng Sokon (DFSK) | 12 | 0.0% | 71.4% | 39 | 75 | 0.0% | 19.0% | 40 | 37 |
| 41 | Ferrari | 9 | 0.0% | -25.0% | 41 | 66 | 0.0% | -12.0% | 41 | 38 |
| 42 | Bentley | 8 | 0.0% | -52.9% | 43 | 58 | 0.0% | -12.1% | 42 | 39 |
| 43 | Ineos | 7 | 0.0% | new | 51 | 12 | 0.0% | new | 51 | – |
| 44 | Lamborghini | 6 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 46 | 32 | 0.0% | 18.5% | 44 | 45 |
| 45 | Allied Vehicles | 6 | 0.0% | -45.5% | 47 | 29 | 0.0% | -63.8% | 45 | 40 |
| 46 | Aiways | 6 | 0.0% | -45.5% | 50 | 25 | 0.0% | 92.3% | 47 | 48 |
| 47 | Aston Martin | 6 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 48 | 25 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 48 | 46 |
| 48 | BAIC | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 49 | 25 | 0.0% | -16.7% | 49 | 44 |
| 49 | Rolls-Royce | 5 | 0.0% | 150.0% | – | 7 | 0.0% | -30.0% | 55 | 51 |
| 50 | Smart | 4 | 0.0% | -20.0% | 44 | 34 | 0.0% | -32.0% | 43 | 43 |
| 51 | Maxus | 4 | 0.0% | new | – | 5 | 0.0% | new | 59 | – |
| 52 | Tripod | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 42 | 25 | 0.0% | 127.3% | 50 | 50 |
| 53 | Alpina | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 54 | 11 | 0.0% | 450.0% | 52 | 57 |
| 54 | McLaren | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 52 | 6 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 56 | 54 |
| 55 | Lotus | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 45 | 27 | 0.0% | 107.7% | 46 | 49 |
| 56 | Chevrolet | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 8 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 54 | 52 |
| 57 | AMF | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 5 | 0.0% | n/a | 57 | 67 |
| 58 | Seres | 1 | 0.0% | new | 53 | 4 | 0.0% | new | 60 | – |
| 59 | Morgan | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | – | 3 | 0.0% | -40.0% | 62 | 55 |
| 60 | NIO | 1 | 0.0% | new | – | 2 | 0.0% | new | 64 | – |
| 61 | Caterham | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 68 | 56 |
| 62 | Dallara | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 69 | 69 |
Source: Febiac
