Audi sales are up 75.5% year-on-year in Belgium.
36,798 new cars hit Belgium roads in August, a splendid 27.3% year-on-year improvement that leads to a year-to-date volume up 34.1% to 335,942. Volkswagen (+43.7%) is the best-selling brand for the 2nd time in the past 3 months and the third time this year (add February). The German carmaker holds 11.6% share for the month vs. 11% for BMW (+38.7%) which however easily remains the top seller year-to-date. Audi (+75.5%) posts a fantastic gain at #3 whereas Mercedes (-3.8%) and Peugeot (-20.1%) are in difficulty below. Renault (+68.5%), Skoda (+48.7%) and Kia (+35.9%) also beat the market while Tesla (+2408.3%) scores a surreal gain to get back inside the Top 10 at #10.
Previous month: Belgium July 2023: BMW #1, Volvo (+149.3%) and Renault (+101.1%) shine in market up 32.5%
One year ago: Belgium August 2022: Volkswagen #1 for the first time in almost a year, market up 7%
Full August 2023 Top 60 All brands ranking below.
Belgium August 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Aug-23 | % | /22 | Jul | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 4,281 | 11.6% | 43.7% | 2 | 31,816 | 9.5% | 46.0% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | BMW | 4,054 | 11.0% | 38.7% | 1 | 34,844 | 10.4% | 36.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Audi | 3,056 | 8.3% | 75.5% | 3 | 23,174 | 6.9% | 30.5% | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 2,663 | 7.2% | -3.8% | 4 | 23,870 | 7.1% | 20.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Peugeot | 1,805 | 4.9% | -20.1% | 9 | 22,430 | 6.7% | 9.8% | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Kia | 1,738 | 4.7% | 35.9% | 7 | 13,140 | 3.9% | 19.5% | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | Renault | 1,677 | 4.6% | 68.5% | 5 | 18,459 | 5.5% | 36.5% | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Toyota | 1,655 | 4.5% | -16.4% | 8 | 16,990 | 5.1% | 14.5% | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Skoda | 1,541 | 4.2% | 48.7% | 10 | 12,503 | 3.7% | 54.8% | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | Tesla | 1,505 | 4.1% | 2408.3% | 13 | 10,937 | 3.3% | 374.7% | 15 | 20 |
| 11 | Ford | 1,432 | 3.9% | 52.8% | 12 | 12,411 | 3.7% | 34.3% | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Citroen | 1,362 | 3.7% | 5.8% | 14 | 11,257 | 3.4% | -9.1% | 13 | 8 |
| 13 | Volvo | 1,345 | 3.7% | 84.0% | 6 | 14,885 | 4.4% | 72.8% | 9 | 12 |
| 14 | Dacia | 1,245 | 3.4% | -19.3% | 11 | 15,206 | 4.5% | 48.1% | 8 | 9 |
| 15 | Opel | 816 | 2.2% | -11.1% | 15 | 11,150 | 3.3% | 20.4% | 14 | 13 |
| 16 | Hyundai | 754 | 2.0% | -29.2% | 17 | 7,575 | 2.3% | 3.9% | 16 | 15 |
| 17 | Mini | 659 | 1.8% | 7.5% | 19 | 5,855 | 1.7% | 26.5% | 18 | 16 |
| 18 | Land Rover | 588 | 1.6% | 101.4% | 20 | 4,353 | 1.3% | 97.4% | 21 | 23 |
| 19 | Mazda | 579 | 1.6% | 34.0% | 18 | 4,696 | 1.4% | 68.4% | 20 | 21 |
| 20 | Nissan | 539 | 1.5% | 70.6% | 16 | 6,936 | 2.1% | 36.6% | 17 | 17 |
| 21 | Seat | 500 | 1.4% | 19.3% | 22 | 4,877 | 1.5% | 13.9% | 19 | 19 |
| 22 | Fiat | 347 | 0.9% | -26.0% | 21 | 4,251 | 1.3% | 20.8% | 22 | 18 |
| 23 | Suzuki | 335 | 0.9% | 16.3% | 26 | 3,111 | 0.9% | 56.4% | 23 | 24 |
| 24 | Cupra | 328 | 0.9% | 100.0% | 27 | 2,915 | 0.9% | 289.7% | 24 | 28 |
| 25 | MG | 295 | 0.8% | 851.6% | 24 | 2,846 | 0.8% | 370.4% | 25 | 33 |
| 26 | Porsche | 245 | 0.7% | 7.0% | 23 | 2,830 | 0.8% | 11.3% | 26 | 22 |
| 27 | Jeep | 244 | 0.7% | 31.9% | 28 | 1,929 | 0.6% | 30.8% | 28 | 26 |
| 28 | Polestar | 227 | 0.6% | 260.3% | 29 | 1,476 | 0.4% | 46.0% | 29 | 27 |
| 29 | DS | 205 | 0.6% | 1.5% | 25 | 1,997 | 0.6% | 3.8% | 27 | 25 |
| 30 | Honda | 123 | 0.3% | 5.1% | 34 | 722 | 0.2% | -36.9% | 34 | 30 |
| 31 | Alfa Romeo | 113 | 0.3% | 22.8% | 32 | 1,246 | 0.4% | 141.5% | 31 | 34 |
| 32 | Lexus | 107 | 0.3% | 94.5% | 31 | 775 | 0.2% | 51.4% | 33 | 35 |
| 33 | SsangYong | 97 | 0.3% | -21.1% | 35 | 857 | 0.3% | 8.2% | 32 | 31 |
| 34 | Lynk & Co | 95 | 0.3% | 1.1% | 30 | 1,253 | 0.4% | 46.7% | 30 | 29 |
| 35 | Jaguar | 84 | 0.2% | -25.7% | 33 | 715 | 0.2% | -0.4% | 35 | 32 |
| 36 | BYD | 40 | 0.1% | new | 36 | 353 | 0.1% | new | 36 | 47 |
| 37 | Subaru | 24 | 0.1% | 33.3% | 38 | 274 | 0.1% | 74.5% | 37 | 36 |
| 38 | Lotus | 14 | 0.0% | n/a | 48 | 49 | 0.0% | 226.7% | 44 | 49 |
| 39 | Maserati | 11 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 44 | 116 | 0.0% | 45.0% | 39 | 42 |
| 40 | Alpine | 10 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 37 | 127 | 0.0% | 39.6% | 38 | 41 |
| 41 | Allied Vehicles | 10 | 0.0% | 42.9% | 51 | 48 | 0.0% | -58.3% | 45 | 40 |
| 42 | Dongfeng Sokon (DFSK) | 8 | 0.0% | -68.0% | 40 | 109 | 0.0% | -10.7% | 40 | 37 |
| 43 | Ferrari | 8 | 0.0% | -11.1% | 42 | 98 | 0.0% | -15.5% | 41 | 38 |
| 44 | Bentley | 6 | 0.0% | -45.5% | 43 | 83 | 0.0% | -13.5% | 42 | 39 |
| 45 | Lamborghini | 3 | 0.0% | -40.0% | 41 | 52 | 0.0% | 6.1% | 43 | 45 |
| 46 | BAIC | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 39 | 47 | 0.0% | 30.6% | 46 | 44 |
| 47 | Tripod | 3 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 45 | 45 | 0.0% | 136.8% | 47 | 50 |
| 48 | SWM | 3 | 0.0% | new | – | 7 | 0.0% | new | 60 | 66 |
| 49 | Smart | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 50 | 41 | 0.0% | -33.9% | 48 | 43 |
| 50 | Aston Martin | 2 | 0.0% | -71.4% | 46 | 40 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 49 | 46 |
| 51 | Ineos | 2 | 0.0% | new | 52 | 19 | 0.0% | new | 51 | – |
| 52 | Maxus | 2 | 0.0% | new | 56 | 10 | 0.0% | new | 55 | – |
| 53 | McLaren | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 57 | 10 | 0.0% | 42.9% | 56 | 54 |
| 54 | Morgan | 2 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 59 | 8 | 0.0% | -11.1% | 58 | 55 |
| 55 | Alpina | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 54 | 13 | 0.0% | 333.3% | 52 | 57 |
| 56 | Rolls-Royce | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 9 | 0.0% | -40.0% | 57 | 51 |
| 57 | Secma | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 68 | – |
| 58 | Bugatti | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 73 | 68 |
| 59 | Aiways | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 47 | 33 | 0.0% | 3.1% | 50 | 48 |
| 60 | Chevrolet | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 55 | 11 | 0.0% | -26.7% | 53 | 52 |
Source: FEBIAC
