Skoda sales are up 117.3% year-on-year in April.
Belgian new car sales grow by a whopping 40.4% year-on-year in April to 39,872 units as April 2022 was down -23.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is up 30.3% to 171,356. The Top 4 best-selling carmakers all trail the market, with BMW (+24.7%) in the lead again and the only one crossing the 10% share milestone. Volkswagen (+34.8%) follows at #2 while Audi (+30%) jumps two spots on March to #3 ahead of Mercedes (+36.1%). Peugeot (+48.7%) is very dynamic while in 6th place, Renault (+40.6%) follows the market. The biggest gainers are below: Skoda (+117.3%), Dacia (+99%), Mini (+98.2%), Opel (+57.8%), Nissan (+52.2%) and Volvo (+49.8%) all shine. Further down, Tesla is up 4722.2% to rank #17 vs. #15 year-to-date.
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Full April 2023 Top 56 All brands ranking below.
Belgium April 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-23 | % | /22 | Mar | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | BMW | 4,259 | 10.7% | 24.7% | 1 | 17,420 | 10.2% | 35.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 3,640 | 9.1% | 34.8% | 2 | 14,681 | 8.6% | 36.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Audi | 2,992 | 7.5% | 30.0% | 5 | 11,630 | 6.8% | 15.3% | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 2,900 | 7.3% | 36.1% | 4 | 12,611 | 7.4% | 24.1% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Peugeot | 2,822 | 7.1% | 48.7% | 3 | 12,897 | 7.5% | 21.4% | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Renault | 2,419 | 6.1% | 40.6% | 6 | 9,283 | 5.4% | 10.8% | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Dacia | 1,990 | 5.0% | 99.0% | 8 | 7,481 | 4.4% | 49.9% | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Toyota | 1,800 | 4.5% | 16.4% | 11 | 8,883 | 5.2% | 15.1% | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Volvo | 1,580 | 4.0% | 49.8% | 9 | 7,744 | 4.5% | 42.3% | 8 | 12 |
| 10 | Skoda | 1,554 | 3.9% | 117.3% | 13 | 6,572 | 3.8% | 64.2% | 10 | 14 |
| 11 | Kia | 1,526 | 3.8% | 5.6% | 15 | 5,979 | 3.5% | 8.1% | 13 | 10 |
| 12 | Ford | 1,390 | 3.5% | 28.3% | 12 | 6,257 | 3.7% | 24.3% | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Opel | 1,289 | 3.2% | 57.8% | 10 | 6,509 | 3.8% | 38.8% | 11 | 13 |
| 14 | Citroen | 1,216 | 3.0% | -11.3% | 14 | 5,483 | 3.2% | -11.7% | 14 | 8 |
| 15 | Mini | 983 | 2.5% | 98.2% | 18 | 3,101 | 1.8% | 22.6% | 18 | 16 |
| 16 | Nissan | 895 | 2.2% | 52.2% | 16 | 3,917 | 2.3% | 30.2% | 17 | 17 |
| 17 | Tesla | 868 | 2.2% | 4722.2% | 7 | 5,334 | 3.1% | 209.2% | 15 | 20 |
| 18 | Hyundai | 781 | 2.0% | -4.8% | 17 | 4,237 | 2.5% | 25.3% | 16 | 15 |
| 19 | Seat | 614 | 1.5% | 21.8% | 19 | 3,056 | 1.8% | 33.6% | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | Mazda | 581 | 1.5% | 89.9% | 22 | 2,203 | 1.3% | 52.7% | 21 | 21 |
| 21 | Land Rover | 563 | 1.4% | 74.3% | 21 | 2,289 | 1.3% | 102.6% | 20 | 23 |
| 22 | Suzuki | 462 | 1.2% | 171.8% | 24 | 1,628 | 1.0% | 117.9% | 23 | 24 |
| 23 | Fiat | 376 | 0.9% | 31.5% | 23 | 2,052 | 1.2% | 36.9% | 22 | 18 |
| 24 | Cupra | 370 | 0.9% | 325.3% | 25 | 1,292 | 0.8% | 330.7% | 25 | 28 |
| 25 | Porsche | 310 | 0.8% | 27.0% | 26 | 1,575 | 0.9% | 8.8% | 24 | 22 |
| 26 | DS | 236 | 0.6% | 63.9% | 27 | 875 | 0.5% | 33.2% | 28 | 25 |
| 27 | Polestar | 224 | 0.6% | 1.4% | 32 | 565 | 0.3% | -14.7% | 31 | 27 |
| 28 | MG | 209 | 0.5% | 42.2% | 20 | 1,165 | 0.7% | 310.2% | 26 | 33 |
| 29 | Jeep | 205 | 0.5% | 3.5% | 28 | 982 | 0.6% | 37.3% | 27 | 26 |
| 30 | Alfa Romeo | 181 | 0.5% | 687.0% | 30 | 583 | 0.3% | 166.2% | 30 | 34 |
| 31 | Lynk & Co | 150 | 0.4% | -11.2% | 31 | 718 | 0.4% | 26.2% | 29 | 29 |
| 32 | SsangYong | 95 | 0.2% | 37.7% | 29 | 478 | 0.3% | 5.5% | 32 | 31 |
| 33 | Lexus | 79 | 0.2% | 61.2% | 35 | 311 | 0.2% | -10.9% | 35 | 35 |
| 34 | Jaguar | 69 | 0.2% | -6.8% | 34 | 328 | 0.2% | -15.0% | 34 | 32 |
| 35 | BYD | 43 | 0.1% | new | 36 | 160 | 0.1% | new | 37 | 47 |
| 36 | Honda | 40 | 0.1% | -69.9% | 33 | 377 | 0.2% | -44.4% | 33 | 30 |
| 37 | Subaru | 24 | 0.1% | 200.0% | 37 | 173 | 0.1% | 86.0% | 36 | 36 |
| 38 | Maserati | 17 | 0.0% | 112.5% | 39 | 60 | 0.0% | 57.9% | 39 | 42 |
| 39 | Dongfeng Sokon (DFSK) | 16 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 40 | 63 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 38 | 37 |
| 40 | Alpine | 16 | 0.0% | -15.8% | 43 | 52 | 0.0% | -5.5% | 41 | 41 |
| 41 | Ferrari | 11 | 0.0% | -47.6% | 38 | 57 | 0.0% | -9.5% | 40 | 38 |
| 42 | Tripod | 9 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 46 | 23 | 0.0% | 155.6% | 47 | 50 |
| 43 | Bentley | 8 | 0.0% | -46.7% | 44 | 50 | 0.0% | 2.0% | 42 | 39 |
| 44 | Smart | 8 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 50 | 30 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 43 | 43 |
| 45 | Lotus | 8 | 0.0% | 300.0% | 41 | 26 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 45 | 49 |
| 46 | Lamborghini | 7 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 45 | 26 | 0.0% | 44.4% | 44 | 45 |
| 47 | Allied Vehicles | 7 | 0.0% | -46.2% | 42 | 23 | 0.0% | -66.7% | 46 | 40 |
| 48 | Aston Martin | 6 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 51 | 19 | 0.0% | 11.8% | 49 | 46 |
| 49 | BAIC | 5 | 0.0% | -37.5% | 48 | 19 | 0.0% | -20.8% | 50 | 44 |
| 50 | Aiways | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | 47 | 19 | 0.0% | 850.0% | 48 | 48 |
| 51 | Ineos | 4 | 0.0% | new | 60 | 5 | 0.0% | new | 54 | – |
| 52 | McLaren | 3 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 62 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 57 | 54 |
| 53 | Seres | 3 | 0.0% | new | – | 3 | 0.0% | new | 59 | – |
| 54 | Alpina | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 49 | 9 | 0.0% | 350.0% | 51 | 57 |
| 55 | Man | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 56 | 5 | 0.0% | n/a | 55 | 58 |
| 56 | SWM | 1 | 0.0% | new | – | 2 | 0.0% | new | 63 | 66 |
Source: Febiac
