According to data from the sector federation Febiac and the federal public service Mobility & Transport, new car registrations in belgium and Luxembourg were 1.9% higher than in September last year. The result for the first three quarters of 2026 cumulated is -1% compared to 2025.
More importantly, for the first time in the Belux, more than half of the newly registered cars are fully electric. In August, BEVs already reached 46.2%; in September, they rose to 50.9%. By the end of the third quarter, BEVs represented almost two-fifths (39.1%) of the Belgian new car market, up from 34.7% in 2025.
Most noticeable: individual buyers are also turning toward electric cars: more than one-fifth (20.2%) of the BEVs have been registered by private buyers. This means the electrification of the Belgian car market remains mainly driven by the professional market, but interest in electric cars has risen sharply among individual buyers.
Other categories
Motorized two-wheelers had a very good September, with 9% more registrations and a 10.3% increase compared to the first nine months of 2025.
Light commercial vehicles (LCVs) sold 3.8% less in September than last year, meaning the LCV market continues to lag behind: -6.1% over the first 9 months.
For heavier vehicles, sales of trucks below 16 tons nearly stabilized in September compared with last year, but remain far behind (-19.9%) over the full nine months of 2026. Heavier trucks (16 tons and more) were more popular in September 2026 than last year (+8.1%), reducing the overall 9-month sales loss to -3.7%.
By make
By make, BMW remains comfortably in the lead, with September sales up 24.4% versus last year. A surprise is Mercedes’ second place, despite a 2.4% sales decrease. An even bigger surpise is Tesla’s third place (!), with September sales up 129%. The big loser is Volkswagen, tumbling to fourth place with a 27.4% sales decrease.
Renault is fifth (+4.8% in sales), followed by Peugeot (+13%), Skoda (7th, -25.5%), and Kia (8th, +21.1%). Dacia ranked 9th (-15.8% in sales), while Audi dropped to 10th after sales fell by one-third (-33.3%).
For the biggest winners (apart from Tesla) this month, we’ll have to look to the Chinese makes. BYD (13th) saw sales rise 114%; Leapmotor (22nd) sold 304.3% more in September; Jaecoo (23rd) rose 308%. Newcomer Geely immediately climbed to 25th place; Omoda (30th) posted a 191.7% sales increase, while Xpeng (31st) registered a 121.7% sales increase. In 24th place, Zeekr posted a 67.6% sales increase, and Smart (38th) posted a 67.6% sales increase.
Among the non-Chinese winners were Mini (16th, +12%), Mazda (19th, =198.5%), Suzuki (20th, +39.7%), Fiat (24th, +11.1%), and Cupra (26th, +24.4%).
Biggest losers, apart from the D’Ieteren makes in the top ten, are Volvo (12th, -23.1%), Hyundai (15th, -24.4%), Ford (17th, -25.6%), Opel (18th, -29.9%), Nissan (27th, -58.5%), Seat (33rd, -12.3%), Land Rover (36th, -59.8%), Lexus (37th, -20.4%), and KG Mobility (40th, -42.3%).
Two Chinese makes didn’t join the sales euphoria: MG (21st) posted a 24.4% sales decline, and Polestar (29th) also sold less than last year in September (-8.6%).
Cumulated
Over the full three quarters, BMW leads with an 11% market share, followed by Volkswagen, whose share fell from 9.6% to 8.3%. Third is Mercedes (7.1% market share), followed by Peugeot (6.5%), Audi (6%), and Renault (5.9%).
Dacia (4.8%) battles with Skoda (4.7%) for seventh place; ninth is Kia (3.9%), and tenth is Toyota (3.8%). Volvo (3.5%) occupies eleventh place, followed by Tesla, which has increased its market share again from 2.3% to 3.3%.
The first Chinese brand, BYD, now occupies 17th place (2.1% market share, up from 1.0%), in a close battle with MG, which sold only 52 fewer cars and also has a 2.1% share. Mini (19th) grew to a 2% share, while Fiat moved to 20th place, increasing its share from 0.8% to 1.2%.
Logically, the biggest increases (in percentage) in market share are registered by the Chinese makes, but we’re still speaking of comparatively low absolute figures here. Other serious losers in market share are Ford, Nissan, Porsche, Seat, Land Rover and Lexus.
