Volvo sales are up 149.3% year-on-year in July.
The Belgian new car market roars up 32.5% in July to 34,669 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 35% to 299,144. BMW (+32.4%) matches the market and returns to the brands top spot it holds year-to-date, with 10.7% of the market. Volkswagen (+52.1%) drops to #2 while Audi (+54.3%) is up three ranks on June to land on the third step of the podium. Mercedes (+22.4%) is soft in context at #4 with Renault (+101.1%) and Volvo (+149.3%) surging year-on-year below. Peugeot (-35.7%) endures the only YoY fall at #9 vs. #3 in July. Below, Ford (+89.9%), Tesla (+5513.6%!), Land Rover (+97.2%) and MG (+439.2%) stand out.
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Full July 2023 Top 60 All brands ranking below.
Belgium July 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jul-23 | % | /22 | Jun | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | BMW | 3,722 | 10.7% | 32.4% | 2 | 30,790 | 10.3% | 36.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 3,490 | 10.1% | 52.1% | 1 | 27,535 | 9.2% | 46.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Audi | 2,690 | 7.8% | 54.3% | 6 | 20,118 | 6.7% | 25.6% | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 2,568 | 7.4% | 22.4% | 5 | 21,207 | 7.1% | 24.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Renault | 2,009 | 5.8% | 101.1% | 4 | 16,782 | 5.6% | 34.0% | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Volvo | 1,745 | 5.0% | 149.3% | 9 | 13,540 | 4.5% | 71.8% | 9 | 12 |
| 7 | Kia | 1,652 | 4.8% | 37.2% | 10 | 11,402 | 3.8% | 17.3% | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | Toyota | 1,606 | 4.6% | 5.0% | 8 | 15,335 | 5.1% | 19.3% | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Peugeot | 1,516 | 4.4% | -35.7% | 3 | 20,625 | 6.9% | 13.5% | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Skoda | 1,498 | 4.3% | 55.4% | 14 | 10,962 | 3.7% | 55.7% | 12 | 14 |
| 11 | Dacia | 1,448 | 4.2% | 6.4% | 7 | 13,961 | 4.7% | 60.0% | 8 | 9 |
| 12 | Ford | 1,388 | 4.0% | 89.9% | 13 | 10,979 | 3.7% | 32.2% | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Tesla | 1,235 | 3.6% | 5513.6% | 12 | 9,432 | 3.2% | 320.3% | 15 | 20 |
| 14 | Citroen | 1,043 | 3.0% | -30.6% | 11 | 9,895 | 3.3% | -10.8% | 14 | 8 |
| 15 | Opel | 823 | 2.4% | -28.8% | 15 | 10,334 | 3.5% | 23.8% | 13 | 13 |
| 16 | Nissan | 768 | 2.2% | 72.6% | 17 | 6,397 | 2.1% | 34.4% | 17 | 17 |
| 17 | Hyundai | 755 | 2.2% | -23.0% | 16 | 6,821 | 2.3% | 9.6% | 16 | 15 |
| 18 | Mazda | 577 | 1.7% | 132.7% | 20 | 4,117 | 1.4% | 74.7% | 20 | 21 |
| 19 | Mini | 517 | 1.5% | -5.0% | 21 | 5,196 | 1.7% | 29.4% | 18 | 16 |
| 20 | Land Rover | 499 | 1.4% | 97.2% | 23 | 3,765 | 1.3% | 96.8% | 22 | 23 |
| 21 | Fiat | 324 | 0.9% | -29.4% | 18 | 3,904 | 1.3% | 28.0% | 21 | 18 |
| 22 | Seat | 315 | 0.9% | -2.2% | 24 | 4,377 | 1.5% | 13.4% | 19 | 19 |
| 23 | Porsche | 286 | 0.8% | 18.7% | 27 | 2,585 | 0.9% | 11.8% | 25 | 22 |
| 24 | MG | 275 | 0.8% | 439.2% | 19 | 2,551 | 0.9% | 344.4% | 26 | 33 |
| 25 | DS | 260 | 0.7% | 10.6% | 26 | 1,792 | 0.6% | 4.1% | 27 | 25 |
| 26 | Suzuki | 252 | 0.7% | -14.9% | 25 | 2,776 | 0.9% | 63.2% | 23 | 24 |
| 27 | Cupra | 230 | 0.7% | 206.7% | 22 | 2,587 | 0.9% | 343.0% | 24 | 28 |
| 28 | Jeep | 195 | 0.6% | 53.5% | 28 | 1,685 | 0.6% | 30.6% | 28 | 26 |
| 29 | Polestar | 177 | 0.5% | 378.4% | 30 | 1,249 | 0.4% | 31.8% | 29 | 27 |
| 30 | Lynk & Co | 141 | 0.4% | 1466.7% | 31 | 1,158 | 0.4% | 52.4% | 30 | 29 |
| 31 | Lexus | 112 | 0.3% | 348.0% | 32 | 668 | 0.2% | 46.2% | 33 | 35 |
| 32 | Alfa Romeo | 105 | 0.3% | 176.3% | 29 | 1,133 | 0.4% | 167.2% | 31 | 34 |
| 33 | Jaguar | 90 | 0.3% | 34.3% | 34 | 631 | 0.2% | 4.3% | 34 | 32 |
| 34 | Honda | 90 | 0.3% | 47.5% | 35 | 599 | 0.2% | -41.7% | 35 | 30 |
| 35 | SsangYong | 64 | 0.2% | 6.7% | 33 | 760 | 0.3% | 13.6% | 32 | 31 |
| 36 | BYD | 62 | 0.2% | new | 36 | 313 | 0.1% | new | 36 | 47 |
| 37 | Alpine | 21 | 0.1% | 2000.0% | 39 | 117 | 0.0% | 41.0% | 38 | 41 |
| 38 | Subaru | 19 | 0.1% | 171.4% | 37 | 250 | 0.1% | 79.9% | 37 | 36 |
| 39 | BAIC | 13 | 0.0% | 333.3% | 47 | 44 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 44 | 44 |
| 40 | Dongfeng Sokon (DFSK) | 11 | 0.0% | -8.3% | 41 | 101 | 0.0% | 4.1% | 40 | 37 |
| 41 | Lamborghini | 10 | 0.0% | 42.9% | 44 | 49 | 0.0% | 11.4% | 43 | 45 |
| 42 | Ferrari | 8 | 0.0% | -52.9% | 40 | 90 | 0.0% | -15.9% | 41 | 38 |
| 43 | Bentley | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 42 | 77 | 0.0% | -9.4% | 42 | 39 |
| 44 | Maserati | 7 | 0.0% | -63.2% | 38 | 105 | 0.0% | 47.9% | 39 | 42 |
| 45 | Tripod | 7 | 0.0% | 250.0% | 43 | 42 | 0.0% | 147.1% | 45 | 50 |
| 46 | Aston Martin | 7 | 0.0% | 75.0% | 46 | 38 | 0.0% | 31.0% | 48 | 46 |
| 47 | Aiways | 6 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 53 | 33 | 0.0% | 32.0% | 50 | 48 |
| 48 | Lotus | 5 | 0.0% | 400.0% | 49 | 35 | 0.0% | 133.3% | 49 | 49 |
| 49 | Mitsubishi | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 4 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 64 | 59 |
| 50 | Smart | 2 | 0.0% | -60.0% | 48 | 39 | 0.0% | -36.1% | 46 | 43 |
| 51 | Allied Vehicles | 2 | 0.0% | -84.6% | 45 | 38 | 0.0% | -64.8% | 47 | 40 |
| 52 | Ineos | 2 | 0.0% | new | 50 | 17 | 0.0% | new | 51 | – |
| 53 | API | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | – | 10 | 0.0% | 150.0% | 54 | 53 |
| 54 | Alpina | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 12 | 0.0% | 500.0% | 52 | 57 |
| 55 | Chevrolet | 1 | 0.0% | -75.0% | 54 | 11 | 0.0% | -21.4% | 53 | 52 |
| 56 | Maxus | 1 | 0.0% | new | 55 | 8 | 0.0% | new | 55 | – |
| 57 | McLaren | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 59 | 8 | 0.0% | 60.0% | 56 | 54 |
| 58 | Man | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | – | 6 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 59 | 58 |
| 59 | Morgan | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 56 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 60 | 55 |
| 60 | NIO | 1 | 0.0% | new | 52 | 6 | 0.0% | new | 61 | – |
Source: Febiac
