Belgium June/H1 2025: BEVs at 32.8% share, BMW X1, Dacia Sandero & Citroen C3 on top

The iX1 BEV represents 52% of total BMW X1 sales.

It’s a harsh -16.4% year-on-year fall for the Belgian new car market in June to just 41,527 units. The H1 2025 is off -10.9% to 234,616 as a result. Somewhat reassuringly, private sales markedly increase their footprint at 45.4% share over H1 2025 vs. 38.8% over the same period in 2024 and 31.2% in 2023. Fleet sales are down to 54.6% vs. 61.6% in 2024 and 68.8% in 2023. Petrol is at 42.7% vs. 42.9% and BEVs account for a record 32.8% of the market vs. 24.5% a year ago. HEVs are at 11.7%, PHEVs at 8.5% and diesel at 3.4%. Private buyers go for petrol (63.8% share) and HEVs (18.1%) with BEVs at a weak 8.9%, whereas fleets prefer BEVs (52.8%), petrol (25.1%) and PHEVs (12.1%). All in all, 87.7% of BEV registrations have been made to fleets as well as 78% of PHEV sales.

In June, BMW (-5.5%) reclaims the top spot off Volkswagen (-7.1%) for just 9 sales but sports a 3,900-unit advantage over the First Half of 2025. The following 5 brands all defy the negative market with upticks. Audi (+14%) leads the way above Dacia (+19.8%), Mercedes (+2.5%), Peugeot (+40.7%) and Renault (+10.8%). In contrast Tesla (-52.3%), Hyundai (-34.7%), Kia (-33.2%), Toyota (-32%) and Volvo (-28.6%) all freefall below. Mini (+87.1%), Jeep (+62.1%), BYD (+37%) and Polestar (+13.2%) stand out below.

The BMW X1 (+6.8%) remains by far the most popular vehicle in the country with 3.9% share, 52% of its volume coming from the iX1 BEV variant. The Dacia Sandero (-22.3%) and Citroen C3 (-25.8%) both fall heavily but still manage to complete the podium. The Dacia Duster (+26.5%) climbs up from #9 over Q1 directly to 4th place overall with the Toyota Yaris (-19.8%), in difficulty, falling to #5. The Mini Cooper surges to #6 with 52% coming from its BEV variant. The Peugeot 2008, absent from the 2024 and Q1 2025 Top 20, soars to #7 while the BMW X2 (75% coming from the iX2 BEV), BMW 4 Series (89% coming from the i4 BEV) and Renault Clio (-7.8%) complete the Top 10. The Tesla Model Y implodes -56.4% and ranks #12 over the period vs. #2 over the Full Year 2024.

The BMW X1 tops the Flanders sales above the Audi Q6 and BMW 4 Series, with the same ranking replicated for fleets sales. The Dacia Sandero and Duster dominate Wallonia charts and also the private sales ranking. The Citroen C3, Peugeot 208 and 2008 are ahead in Brussels. 

Previous month: Belgium May 2025: Peugeot (+54.8%), Dacia (+43.3%) defy market off -11.7%

One year ago: Belgium June 2024: MG breaks volume record

Full June 2025 Top 72 All brands, H1 2025 Top 20 models and Top 5 models by region and Top 10 by sales channel below