According to data from the sector federation Febiac and the Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport, 37,802 new cars were registered in April 2026, 10 units fewer than in 2025. According to Febiac, the results were influenced by the strike at BPost, with delays in number plate deliveries.
Noticeable fact: Registrations of individually bought cars were up (+6.2%), while those of the professional market were down by 5.4%. The result is that last month, the ratio of individual buyers to the professional market was almost even (49% to 51%). Looking at the first four months of 2026, registrations were 4.5% lower than in 2025, driven by a significant decline in the professional market.
Regarding the fuel split, gasoline remains the leading fuel, but BEVs are advancing, and electrified vehicles (BEVs and hybrids) already account for 53.8% of the total market.
Looking at the motorized two-wheelers, the market remains positive in April (+6.8%), with an impressive +17.2% for the first four months. Febiac points to the presence of motorbikes at the Brussels Motor Show as one of the main reasons for this progress.
Regarding light commercial vehicles (LCVs), the market seems to be recovering, with a 4.9% increase in April after a difficult start to the year. Cumulated, the difference is still -4.2% compared to the first four months of last year.
As for trucks, the market for those under 16 tons has lost more than a third (-36.6% in April, -36.1% for the year 2026 to date), amid a market clearly under pressure due to the geopolitical situation. The same situation, but less dramatic for the plus 16 tons: -16.3% in April, -10.7% year-to-date.
By brand
Looking at the performance of the different brands, BMW stays in the lead, registering a very slight sales decline and comfortably maintaining a 10% market share. Audi surprises with a second-place finish, overtaking Volkswagen. The premium brand from Volkswagen sold 27.5% more cars than in April last year, while Volkswagen saw a 13% decline in sales.
Mercedes is fourth, down 6.6%, and Peugeot is fifth, down 3.6%. Renault is sixth, thanks to a 12.3% sales increase in April, while its daughter Dacia saw a hefty 32.3% sales decrease. Skoda comes in eighth, with steady sales (+0.7%), followed by Volvo (+2.6% in sales), and Toyota at number ten, with a 19.9% sales decline.
Looking at the month’s notable winners, we see that most are Chinese. MG (17th) registered a 145.6% sales increase, BYD (19th) went up 95.3%, XPeng (28th) saw a 75.6% sales increase, Omoda (31st) grew 279.6%, Leapmotor (33rd) grew 106.5%, Jaecoo (35th) grew 341.2%, and Smart (38th) seems to recover (+130.6%).
Non-Chinese brands that did well, too, are the Koreans: Kia (11th) saw a 4.6% sales increase, Hyundai (12th) grew 28.7%, and KG Mobility (32nd) saw a 139.7% sales increase. Tesla (18th) is getting up again, also, with a 46.3% sales increase.
The other Europeans performing well were Opel (13th, +10.3%), Citroën (15th, +10.4%), Mini (16th, +54.9%!), Fiat (20th, +28.1%), and Alpine (40th, +20%). Looking at the Japanese, only Mazda (25th, +3.1%) and Honda (29th, +54%) did well. Jeep (24th) also performed well, up 34.7%.
Among the serious losers, we find Cupra (21st, -33.5%), Nissan (22nd, -61.4%), Land Rover (23rd, -35.6%), Seat (26th, -38.1%), Suzuki (27th, -47.5%), Porsche (30th, -45.5%), Polestar (34th, -23.9%), Lexus (37th, -38.5%), and DS (41st, -62.7%).
Cumulated
Looking at the first four months, BMW stays on top with a 10.9% market share, followed by Volkswagen (9%), Mercedes (7.1%), Audi 6.7%), and Peugeot 6.5%). Renault follows in sixth position (6.2% market share), followed by Dacia (5.2%), Skoda (4.7%), Toyota (4.3%), and Kia (3.6%).
Volvo occupies 11th place with 3.4% market share, followed by Opel (3.2%), Tesla (3%), Ford (almost 3%), and Citroën (2.9%). Hyundai is in sixteenth place (2.7%), followed by Mini (1.9%) and the two largest Chinese brands, MG (1.7%) and BYD (1.4%). The top 20 is closed by Nissan (almost 1.4%).
Further down the ranking, we see the smaller Chinese brands moving upward, along with Fiat, Mazda, Jeep, and Honda. In the other direction go makes like Suzuki, Cupra, Seat, Land Rover, Porsche, Polestar, Alfa Romeo, and Lexus.
