BMW holds a record 10.4% of the Belgian new car market in January. 3/03 update: Now with Top 120 models. Belgium is the first main European market so far to show a (very timid) year-on-year gain in January at +1.5% to 51.840 registrations. There's a surprise atop the Belgian brands…
The A-Class helps Mercedes pass BMW to rank #1 premium brand in 2019. Discover close to 65 years of Belgian Historical Data here. 3/02 update: Now with Top 10 models. The Belgian new car market edges up just 0.07% or 377 sales in 2019 to 550.009 units, its highest annual…
The new 208 is potentially helping Peugeot sales up in Belgium. 07/01/20 update: now with the Top 10 models. New car sales in Belgium step up 2.2% year-on-year in November to 34.574 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.9% to 516.542. Volkswagen (+5.8%) remains in the brands lead with…
Volkswagen and Peugeot post the largest gains in the Top 5. 2/12 update: Now with the Top 10 models. The Belgian new car market continues to benefit from particularly low year-ago post-WLTP volumes with October registrations up 15.8% year-on-year to 42.713 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in negative at -2.2%…
The imminent arrival of the new gen 208 could install Peugeot in the Belgian #1 spot. 05/11 update: Now with the Top 10 models. New car sales in Belgium logically bounce back up 31.6% year-on-year in September to 35.720 unit on weak post-WLTP year-ago volumes, yet the year-to-date tally remains…
Dacia is inside the Belgian Top 5 brands for the 2nd time in history. Picture life1.be Now updated with the Top 10 models. Like most of the European Union this month, the Belgian new car market pays the price of artificial pre-WLTP stock clearances a year ago and dives -11.9%…
The new A-Class helps Mercedes cross the symbolic 10% share mark in Belgium. 02/09/2019 update: Now with the Top 10 models. Following a trend observed in France and Germany, new car sales in Belgium are surprisingly strong in July at +5.5% to 45.110 units, given the fact July 2018 was…
Renault is the best-selling carmaker in Belgium in June. Now updated with the Top 10 models. Belgian new car registrations stumble down -11% year-on-year in June to 50.044 units, leading to a First Half tally down -6.3% to 310.489. Renault (+8.2%) goes against the grain with a very satisfying uptick enabling…
Citroen is, with Tesla, the biggest gainer in the Belgian Top 30 this month. This article has been updated with the Top 10 models. It's a depressing month for new car sales in Belgium, down -7.1% in May to 51.081 units which brings the year-to-date tally down -5.3% to 260.445. The…
BMW soars 12.3% to climb on the Belgian brands podium. This article has been updated with the Top 10 models. The Belgian new car market edges down -2% year-on-year in April to 53.498 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.9% to 209.364. Renault (-3%) overtakes Volkswagen (-9.6%) to take…
Volvo posts the only double-digit gain in the Top 15 in March in Belgium. This article has been updated with the Top 10 models. New car sales in Belgium skid down 6.1% year-on-year in March to 54.873 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down 5.9% to 155.866. Brand leader Volkswagen (-10.4%)…
Volkswagen is the #1 brand in Belgium, with the Golf topping the models charts. Consult 30 years of Belgian Historical Data here. This article has been updated with the Top 290 All-models. New car sales in Belgium edge up 0.7% in 2018 to 549.632 registrations. Volkswagen (+4.5%) drives past Renault (-1.4%)…
Volkswagen leads the Belgian market in February, but also posts the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 10. This article has been updated with the Top 10 models. The January 2019 post has now been updated with the Top 10 models. After skidding -10.2% in January, the Belgian new car…
Seat sales are up 15.7% in Belgium in January. This post has now been updated with the Top 10 models. The Belgian new car market starts 2019 with a harsh 10.2% year-on-year drop in January to 51.074 units. Volkswagen (+0.7%) goes against the grain and posts a slim uptick to…
Skoda (+12%) is the only carmaker in the Top 25 to post a double-digit gain. Now updated with Top 10 models After falling 33.6% in September and 15.2% in October, new car sales in Belgium lose another harsh 14.7% in November to 33.819 units, still impacted by post-WLTP gloom. The…