Belgium April 2022: BMW breaks share record, Toyota and Kia shine, sales off -23.6%
BMW lifts its share record to 12% in April.
Only 28,402 new light vehicles found a buyer in Belgium in April, a -23.6% year-on-year fall which brings the year-to-date tally down -14% to 131,548. BMW (-15.7%) improves to a record 12% share (previous best 11.8% in January 2021) and signs a 16th victory over the past 19 months, cementing its YTD lead where it holds 9.8% share. Volkswagen (-19.7%) remains in 2nd place above Audi (-19.5%) up two spots on March to #3. Mercedes (-11.9%) and Peugeot (-40.9%) are both knocked down two spots to #4 and #5 respectively. Toyota (+20.6%) and Kia (+31.7%) are the only gainers in the Top 10 and they do so in splendid fashion with double-digit lifts. Increases are also rare further down the charts and include Lynk & Co (+5533.3%), MG (+635%), Polestar (+262.3%), Cupra (+52.6%), Honda (+24.3%), Jeep (+3.7%) and Porsche (+3.4%).
Previous month: Belgium March 2022: BMW #1 for the 15th time over 18 months, Toyota, Kia ignore market off -17.7%
One year ago: Belgium April 2021: BMW cements domination in market down -30.5% on two years ago
Full April 2022 Top 52 All-brands ranking below.
Belgium April 2022 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-22 | % | /21 | Mar | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | BMW | 3,415 | 12.0% | -15.7% | 1 | 12,875 | 9.8% | -21.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 2,701 | 9.5% | -19.7% | 2 | 10,731 | 8.2% | -21.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Audi | 2,301 | 8.1% | -19.5% | 5 | 10,089 | 7.7% | 5.8% | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 2,131 | 7.5% | -11.9% | 3 | 10,158 | 7.7% | -7.2% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Peugeot | 1,898 | 6.7% | -40.9% | 4 | 10,621 | 8.1% | -20.9% | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Renault | 1,720 | 6.1% | -26.7% | 6 | 8,376 | 6.4% | -3.0% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Toyota | 1,547 | 5.4% | 20.6% | 8 | 7,719 | 5.9% | 35.2% | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Kia | 1,445 | 5.1% | 31.7% | 10 | 5,533 | 4.2% | 8.0% | 9 | 15 |
| 9 | Citroen | 1,371 | 4.8% | -26.5% | 7 | 6,210 | 4.7% | -22.2% | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | Ford | 1,083 | 3.8% | -27.1% | 12 | 5,032 | 3.8% | -29.7% | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Volvo | 1,055 | 3.7% | -40.7% | 11 | 5,442 | 4.1% | -23.9% | 10 | 12 |
| 12 | Dacia | 1,000 | 3.5% | -17.8% | 14 | 4,990 | 3.8% | 7.9% | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Hyundai | 820 | 2.9% | -35.9% | 15 | 3,382 | 2.6% | -33.8% | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Opel | 817 | 2.9% | -46.3% | 9 | 4,690 | 3.6% | -35.6% | 13 | 8 |
| 15 | Skoda | 715 | 2.5% | -51.5% | 17 | 4,002 | 3.0% | -42.1% | 14 | 9 |
| 16 | Nissan | 588 | 2.1% | -5.3% | 16 | 3,008 | 2.3% | -7.3% | 16 | 17 |
| 17 | Seat | 504 | 1.8% | -26.1% | 18 | 2,287 | 1.7% | -25.8% | 18 | 18 |
| 18 | Mini | 496 | 1.7% | -37.8% | 19 | 2,530 | 1.9% | -5.7% | 17 | 19 |
| 19 | Land Rover | 323 | 1.1% | -35.1% | 22 | 1,130 | 0.9% | -30.0% | 23 | 22 |
| 20 | Mazda | 306 | 1.1% | -42.2% | 21 | 1,443 | 1.1% | -41.2% | 22 | 20 |
| 21 | Fiat | 286 | 1.0% | -66.2% | 20 | 1,499 | 1.1% | -58.6% | 20 | 16 |
| 22 | Porsche | 244 | 0.9% | 3.4% | 23 | 1,448 | 1.1% | 42.0% | 21 | 24 |
| 23 | Polestar | 221 | 0.8% | 262.3% | 28 | 662 | 0.5% | 111.5% | 27 | 30 |
| 24 | Jeep | 198 | 0.7% | 3.7% | 27 | 715 | 0.5% | -46.9% | 25 | 25 |
| 25 | Suzuki | 170 | 0.6% | -40.4% | 25 | 747 | 0.6% | -53.8% | 24 | 21 |
| 26 | Lynk & Co | 169 | 0.6% | 5533.3% | 34 | 569 | 0.4% | 18866.7% | 29 | 35 |
| 27 | MG | 147 | 0.5% | 635.0% | 35 | 284 | 0.2% | 25.7% | 34 | 34 |
| 28 | DS | 144 | 0.5% | -20.9% | 26 | 657 | 0.5% | -8.9% | 28 | 27 |
| 29 | Honda | 133 | 0.5% | 24.3% | 24 | 678 | 0.5% | 8.1% | 26 | 28 |
| 30 | Cupra | 87 | 0.3% | 52.6% | 30 | 300 | 0.2% | 88.7% | 33 | 36 |
| 31 | Jaguar | 74 | 0.3% | -79.4% | 29 | 386 | 0.3% | -55.4% | 31 | 26 |
| 32 | SsangYong | 69 | 0.2% | -6.8% | 32 | 453 | 0.3% | 24.8% | 30 | 31 |
| 33 | Lexus | 49 | 0.2% | -29.0% | 31 | 349 | 0.3% | 5.4% | 32 | 32 |
| 34 | Alfa Romeo | 23 | 0.1% | 43.8% | 33 | 219 | 0.2% | -29.6% | 35 | 33 |
| 35 | Ferrari | 21 | 0.1% | 90.9% | 39 | 63 | 0.0% | 75.0% | 38 | 39 |
| 36 | Alpine | 19 | 0.1% | 216.7% | 38 | 55 | 0.0% | 83.3% | 40 | 42 |
| 37 | Tesla | 18 | 0.1% | -63.3% | 13 | 1,725 | 1.3% | 94.0% | 19 | 23 |
| 38 | Bentley | 15 | 0.1% | 114.3% | 42 | 49 | 0.0% | 113.0% | 41 | 40 |
| 39 | Allied Vehicles | 13 | 0.0% | 8.3% | 40 | 69 | 0.1% | 122.6% | 37 | 43 |
| 40 | Smart | 12 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 41 | 45 | 0.0% | -18.2% | 42 | 38 |
| 41 | Subaru | 8 | 0.0% | -86.4% | 36 | 93 | 0.1% | -40.8% | 36 | 37 |
| 42 | Dongfeng Sokon (DFSK) | 8 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 37 | 56 | 0.0% | 154.5% | 39 | 44 |
| 43 | Maserati | 8 | 0.0% | -42.9% | 44 | 38 | 0.0% | -17.4% | 43 | 41 |
| 44 | BAIC | 8 | 0.0% | 60.0% | 45 | 24 | 0.0% | 140.0% | 44 | 49 |
| 45 | Lamborghini | 6 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 46 | 18 | 0.0% | -10.0% | 45 | 45 |
| 46 | Tripod | 6 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 49 | 9 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 48 | 50 |
| 47 | Aston Martin | 2 | 0.0% | -60.0% | 43 | 17 | 0.0% | -15.0% | 46 | 46 |
| 48 | Lotus | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 48 | 13 | 0.0% | 62.5% | 47 | 47 |
| 49 | Morgan | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | – | 4 | 0.0% | -42.9% | 52 | 52 |
| 50 | Cadillac | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 53 | 58 |
| 51 | Rolls-Royce | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 47 | 8 | 0.0% | 700.0% | 49 | 57 |
| 52 | McLaren | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 4 | 0.0% | 300.0% | 51 | 59 |
Source: Febiac
