Tesla breaks its ranking, volume and share records in March.
51,754 new cars joined Belgium roads in March, that’s a 39.9% year-on-year surge. However the market is still below the 54,873 units of pre-pandemic March 2019. The first quarter volume is up 27.5% to 131,484. BMW (+54.9%) reclaims the top spot for the 18th time in the past 24 month with a solid 10.4% share. Volkswagen (+32.5%) is back down to #2 while Peugeot (+41.9%) stays in third place. Mercedes (+16.8%) and Audi (+13.8%) round out the Top 5 but trail the market. In contrast Tesla (+164.1%), Dacia (+117.4%), Renault (+57.9%) and Volvo (+47%) all register fantastic year-on-year upticks. Tesla breaks all records: ranking (#7), volume (3,045) and share (5.9%). Below, MG (+1472.1%), Cupra (+289.2%), Suzuki (+104.5%), Land Rover (+81.7%), Skoda (+78.2%) and Mini (+73%) make themselves noticed.
Previous month: Belgium February 2023: Volkswagen edges past BMW in market soaring 23.9%
One year ago: Belgium March 2022: BMW #1 for 15th time over 18 months, Toyota (+26%), Kia (+11.8%) ignore market off -17.7%
Full March 2023 Top 63 All brands ranking below.
Belgium March 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Mar-23 | % | /22 | Feb | 2023 | % | /21 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | BMW | 5,362 | 10.4% | 54.9% | 2 | 13,161 | 10.0% | 39.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 4,094 | 7.9% | 32.5% | 1 | 11,041 | 8.4% | 37.5% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Peugeot | 4,047 | 7.8% | 41.9% | 3 | 10,075 | 7.7% | 15.5% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 3,433 | 6.6% | 16.8% | 5 | 9,711 | 7.4% | 21.0% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Audi | 3,209 | 6.2% | 13.8% | 4 | 8,638 | 6.6% | 10.9% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Renault | 3,131 | 6.0% | 57.9% | 7 | 6,864 | 5.2% | 3.1% | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Tesla | 3,045 | 5.9% | 164.1% | 18 | 4,466 | 3.4% | 161.6% | 13 | 20 |
| 8 | Dacia | 2,483 | 4.8% | 117.4% | 11 | 5,491 | 4.2% | 37.6% | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Volvo | 2,281 | 4.4% | 47.0% | 8 | 6,164 | 4.7% | 40.5% | 8 | 12 |
| 10 | Opel | 2,197 | 4.2% | 33.4% | 10 | 5,220 | 4.0% | 34.8% | 10 | 13 |
| 11 | Toyota | 2,132 | 4.1% | 12.7% | 6 | 7,083 | 5.4% | 14.8% | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Ford | 1,823 | 3.5% | 29.1% | 13 | 4,867 | 3.7% | 23.2% | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Skoda | 1,705 | 3.3% | 78.2% | 9 | 5,018 | 3.8% | 52.7% | 11 | 14 |
| 14 | Citroen | 1,655 | 3.2% | -13.1% | 12 | 4,267 | 3.2% | -11.8% | 15 | 8 |
| 15 | Kia | 1,547 | 3.0% | -5.9% | 14 | 4,453 | 3.4% | 8.9% | 14 | 10 |
| 16 | Nissan | 1,318 | 2.5% | 33.4% | 16 | 3,022 | 2.3% | 24.9% | 17 | 17 |
| 17 | Hyundai | 1,160 | 2.2% | 11.1% | 15 | 3,456 | 2.6% | 34.9% | 16 | 15 |
| 18 | Mini | 955 | 1.8% | 73.0% | 20 | 2,118 | 1.6% | 4.1% | 19 | 16 |
| 19 | Seat | 910 | 1.8% | 51.4% | 17 | 2,442 | 1.9% | 37.0% | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | MG | 676 | 1.3% | 1472.1% | 30 | 956 | 0.7% | 597.8% | 25 | 33 |
| 21 | Land Rover | 647 | 1.3% | 81.7% | 19 | 1,726 | 1.3% | 113.9% | 20 | 23 |
| 22 | Mazda | 590 | 1.1% | 47.1% | 21 | 1,622 | 1.2% | 42.7% | 22 | 21 |
| 23 | Fiat | 573 | 1.1% | 37.7% | 22 | 1,676 | 1.3% | 38.2% | 21 | 18 |
| 24 | Suzuki | 456 | 0.9% | 104.5% | 23 | 1,166 | 0.9% | 102.1% | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | Cupra | 432 | 0.8% | 289.2% | 24 | 922 | 0.7% | 332.9% | 26 | 28 |
| 26 | Porsche | 340 | 0.7% | -4.0% | 25 | 1,265 | 1.0% | 5.1% | 23 | 22 |
| 27 | DS | 274 | 0.5% | 22.9% | 27 | 639 | 0.5% | 24.6% | 28 | 25 |
| 28 | Jeep | 251 | 0.5% | 20.7% | 26 | 777 | 0.6% | 50.3% | 27 | 26 |
| 29 | SsangYong | 158 | 0.3% | 79.5% | 31 | 383 | 0.3% | -0.3% | 31 | 31 |
| 30 | Alfa Romeo | 143 | 0.3% | 134.4% | 29 | 402 | 0.3% | 105.1% | 30 | 34 |
| 31 | Lynk & Co | 116 | 0.2% | 127.5% | 28 | 568 | 0.4% | 42.0% | 29 | 29 |
| 32 | Polestar | 115 | 0.2% | -36.8% | 33 | 341 | 0.3% | -22.7% | 32 | 27 |
| 33 | Honda | 106 | 0.2% | -55.8% | 32 | 337 | 0.3% | -38.2% | 33 | 30 |
| 34 | Jaguar | 104 | 0.2% | -7.1% | 34 | 259 | 0.2% | -17.0% | 34 | 32 |
| 35 | Lexus | 60 | 0.1% | -43.4% | 35 | 232 | 0.2% | -22.7% | 35 | 35 |
| 36 | BYD | 47 | 0.1% | new | 37 | 117 | 0.1% | new | 37 | 47 |
| 37 | Subaru | 32 | 0.1% | 6.7% | 36 | 149 | 0.1% | 75.3% | 36 | 36 |
| 38 | Ferrari | 21 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 39 | 46 | 0.0% | 9.5% | 39 | 38 |
| 39 | Maserati | 19 | 0.0% | 171.4% | 45 | 43 | 0.0% | 43.3% | 40 | 42 |
| 40 | Dongfeng Sokon (DFSK) | 16 | 0.0% | -38.5% | 38 | 47 | 0.0% | -2.1% | 38 | 37 |
| 41 | Lotus | 12 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 44 | 18 | 0.0% | 63.6% | 45 | 49 |
| 42 | Allied Vehicles | 10 | 0.0% | -47.4% | 49 | 16 | 0.0% | -71.4% | 46 | 40 |
| 43 | Alpine | 9 | 0.0% | -59.1% | 40 | 36 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 42 | 41 |
| 44 | Bentley | 8 | 0.0% | -38.5% | 42 | 42 | 0.0% | 23.5% | 41 | 39 |
| 45 | Lamborghini | 8 | 0.0% | 60.0% | 43 | 19 | 0.0% | 58.3% | 44 | 45 |
| 46 | Tripod | 6 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 48 | 14 | 0.0% | 366.7% | 49 | 50 |
| 47 | Aiways | 5 | 0.0% | n/a | 53 | 15 | 0.0% | 650.0% | 47 | 48 |
| 48 | BAIC | 5 | 0.0% | -28.6% | 46 | 14 | 0.0% | -12.5% | 48 | 44 |
| 49 | Alpina | 5 | 0.0% | 400.0% | 52 | 7 | 0.0% | 250.0% | 52 | 57 |
| 50 | Smart | 4 | 0.0% | -71.4% | 41 | 22 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 43 | 43 |
| 51 | Aston Martin | 4 | 0.0% | -60.0% | 47 | 13 | 0.0% | -13.3% | 50 | 46 |
| 52 | API | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 50 | 8 | 0.0% | n/a | 51 | 53 |
| 53 | AMF | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | 54 | 67 |
| 54 | Chevrolet | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 51 | 7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 53 | 52 |
| 55 | FAW | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 55 | – |
| 56 | Man | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 56 | 58 |
| 57 | JAC | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 55 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 57 | 61 |
| 58 | Rolls-Royce | 1 | 0.0% | -80.0% | 56 | 2 | 0.0% | -71.4% | 59 | 51 |
| 59 | Dietrich Vehicles | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 60 | – |
| 60 | Ineos | 1 | 0.0% | new | – | 1 | 0.0% | new | 61 | – |
| 61 | NIO | 1 | 0.0% | new | – | 1 | 0.0% | new | 63 | – |
| 62 | McLaren | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | -66.7% | 65 | 54 |
| 63 | Secma | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 66 | – |
Source: Febiac
