{"id":197090,"date":"2026-11-03T10:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T09:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=197090"},"modified":"2026-11-03T10:26:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T09:26:05","slug":"belgiums-car-market-stalls-while-france-and-germany-accelerate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/11\/03\/belgiums-car-market-stalls-while-france-and-germany-accelerate\/","title":{"rendered":"De Belgische automarkt stagneert, terwijl die in Frankrijk en Duitsland aan kracht wint"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>De Belgische markt voor nieuwe auto\u2019s kromp in oktober met bijna 6%, wat wijst op een bredere terugval die ook in Nederland zichtbaar is. Frankrijk en Duitsland zijn ondertussen aan het herstellen, mede dankzij de groeiende vraag naar elektrische auto\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Achter de teleurstellende cijfers van Belgi\u00eb gaat een andere verschuiving schuil: traditionele merken verliezen terrein, Chinese concurrenten winnen terrein en de motorfietsmarkt beleeft een hoge vlucht, terwijl bedrijfsvoertuigen het moeilijk hebben.<\/p>\n<p>Volgens de automobielfederatie FEBIAC werden er in oktober in Belgi\u00eb 31.949 nieuwe personenauto\u2019s geregistreerd, een daling van 5,9% ten opzichte van dezelfde maand vorig jaar. Deze daling is deels te verklaren door \u00e9\u00e9n werkdag minder, maar het beeld op langere termijn blijft teleurstellend.<\/p>\n<p>In de eerste tien maanden van 2026 werden in totaal 352.323 voertuigen geregistreerd, 1,5% minder dan een jaar eerder. De Belgische automarkt stagneert in feite, ondanks de versnelde overgang naar elektrische mobiliteit.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-197092\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Scherm%C2%ADafbeelding-2026-11-03-om-10.11.06.png?resize=640%2C490&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Scherm%C2%ADafbeelding-2026-11-03-om-10.11.06.png?resize=1024%2C784&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Scherm%C2%ADafbeelding-2026-11-03-om-10.11.06.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Elektrificatie zonder marktgroei<\/h4>\n<p>September was een historische mijlpaal: volledig elektrische auto\u2019s waren goed voor 50,9% van de nieuwe registraties. In de eerste negen maanden bedroeg hun aandeel 39,1%.<\/p>\n<p>Toch blijft de elektrificatie in Belgi\u00eb sterk afhankelijk van bedrijfswagens. In de eerste drie kwartalen waren 60,9% van de zakelijke registraties volledig elektrische voertuigen, tegenover slechts 11,5% bij particuliere kopers.<\/p>\n<p>Het aandeel van particuliere BEV\u2019s van 20,21 TP3T in september was een veelbelovend teken, maar Belgi\u00eb moet nog aantonen dat elektrificatie ook de totale vraag naar nieuwe auto\u2019s kan stimuleren.<\/p>\n<h4>Buren die in verschillende tempo\u2019s vooruitgaan<\/h4>\n<p>Nederland staat voor een soortgelijk dilemma. Het aantal registraties van nieuwe auto\u2019s daalde in oktober met 3,5%, ondanks het feit dat volledig elektrische auto\u2019s (BEV\u2019s) 55,2% van de markt in beslag namen. De \u0160koda Elroq stond bovenaan de verkoopranglijst, wat de groeiende populariteit van relatief betaalbare elektrische modellen illustreert.<\/p>\n<p>Frankrijk vormt een opvallend contrast. Het aantal registraties steeg in oktober met 7%, terwijl elektrische auto\u2019s goed waren voor ongeveer 41% van de verkoop. Het aantal registraties door particulieren nam toe met 18%, waarbij BEV\u2019s 45% van de aankopen door particuliere klanten voor hun rekening namen.<\/p>\n<p>Overheidssteun, waaronder het Franse programma voor sociale leasing, lijkt te helpen, hoewel stimuleringsmaatregelen alleen niet het volledige herstel kunnen verklaren. Ook Duitsland meldde in september een sterkere vraag: het totale aantal registraties steeg met 9% en het aantal registraties van BEV\u2019s schoot omhoog met 95%.<\/p>\n<p>Uit de vergelijking blijkt dat elektrificatie gepaard kan gaan met een herstel van de autoverkoop, maar dat het resultaat sterk afhangt van de betaalbaarheid, de koopkracht en het nationale beleid.<\/p>\n<h4>BMW houdt stand, Dacia keldert<\/h4>\n<p>Uit de Belgische merkranglijst blijkt dat er zich onder de marktvertraging een nieuwe verschuiving voltrekt. BMW blijft het best verkochte merk van het land, met 38.527 registraties tot en met oktober, een stijging van 1,1%. Volkswagen behoudt de tweede plaats, maar heeft 13,5% van zijn volume verloren, terwijl Mercedes-Benz een daling van 6,1% laat zien. Audi is met 15,9% gedaald, Toyota met bijna 20% en Nissan met meer dan 40%.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-197091\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/chart-bar1.png?resize=640%2C432&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/chart-bar1.png?resize=1024%2C691&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/chart-bar1.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>De problemen bij Dacia zijn bijzonder opvallend. Het aantal registraties daalde in oktober met 48,6% tot slechts 1.176 voertuigen. Sinds januari heeft het budgetmerk 27,4% verloren, wat neerkomt op 6.276 minder registraties dan vorig jaar.<\/p>\n<p>Ondertussen blijven Chinese concurrenten groeien. BYD heeft het aantal registraties in Belgi\u00eb dit jaar meer dan verdubbeld tot 7.510 voertuigen en heeft daarmee in oktober Ford ingehaald. MG is met 83% gegroeid, terwijl Leapmotor en Jaecoo hun verkoopcijfers vanaf een veel lager uitgangspunt hebben verveelvoudigd.<\/p>\n<p>Ook Tesla laat een sterke opleving zien, met een stijging van het aantal registraties van bijna 42% sinds het begin van het jaar, hoewel de maandcijfers nog steeds schommelingen vertonen.<\/p>\n<p>De cijfers tonen geen directe overstap van klanten tussen merken aan, maar ze onderstrepen wel de toenemende concurrentie waarmee de gevestigde Europese fabrikanten te maken hebben.<\/p>\n<h4>Bestelwagens herstellen zich, maar vrachtwagens hebben het moeilijk<\/h4>\n<p>Afgezien van personenauto\u2019s laat de Belgische markt voor bedrijfsvoertuigen een gemengd beeld zien. Het aantal registraties van lichte bedrijfsvoertuigen steeg in oktober met 8% tot 6.050 stuks, maar ligt na tien maanden nog steeds 4,8% onder het niveau van vorig jaar.<\/p>\n<p>Ford is marktleider op de bestelwagenmarkt, met een kleine voorsprong op Renault, terwijl Mercedes-Benz op de derde plaats staat. Volkswagen verliest terrein, terwijl Mercedes-Benz als enige van de drie marktleiders een aanzienlijke groei laat zien sinds het begin van het jaar.<\/p>\n<p>Voor zwaardere voertuigen is de situatie moeilijker. Het aantal registraties van vrachtwagens met een gewicht van ten minste 16 ton daalde in oktober met 7%, terwijl de markt voor voertuigen tussen 3,5 en 16 ton met 43% instortte.<\/p>\n<p>Ook bussen en touringcars staan onder druk: het aantal registraties is sinds januari met bijna 27% gedaald. Het aantal registraties van opleggers is dit jaar tot nu toe echter met bijna 22% gestegen, wat erop wijst dat de vraag zich binnen de verschillende vervoerssectoren op verschillende manieren ontwikkelt en niet overal in gelijke mate afneemt.<\/p>\n<h4>Tweewielers gaan tegen de trend in<\/h4>\n<p>Bij motorfietsen is het beeld heel anders. Het aantal registraties in oktober steeg met 17,21 TP3T tot 1.787 stuks, waardoor de cumulatieve groei uitkwam op 10,81 TP3T. Bromfietsen volgden een vergelijkbare trend, met een stijging van 171 TP3T in oktober en 13,51 TP3T over de eerste tien maanden.<\/p>\n<p>Of dit het gevolg is van veranderende mobiliteitsvoorkeuren, recreatieve vraag of vervangingscycli, blijkt niet duidelijk uit de registratiecijfers alleen. Maar het toont wel aan dat de Belgische automarkt in het algemeen verre van uniform in het slop zit.<\/p>\n<h4>Wat zal 2027 ons brengen?<\/h4>\n<p>De grootste uitdaging voor Belgi\u00eb is niet langer alleen het elektrificeren van bedrijfswagenparken. Het gaat erom het vertrouwen van particuliere kopers te herstellen en tegelijkertijd schonere voertuigen betaalbaar te maken voor een breder publiek.<\/p>\n<p>Goedkopere elektrische modellen zouden kunnen helpen, maar de groeiende markt voor tweedehands elektrische auto\u2019s is wellicht net zo belangrijk. Naarmate er meer elektrische bedrijfsauto\u2019s uit de lease komen, krijgen huishoudens alternatieven voor dure nieuwe auto\u2019s, wat de elektrificatie mogelijk kan versnellen zonder dat de verkoop van nieuwe auto\u2019s toeneemt.<\/p>\n<p>De Autosalon van Brussel in januari 2027 zal een eerste indicatie geven van de belangstelling bij de consument.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belgium&#8217;s new-car market shrank by almost 6% in October, reflecting a wider slowdown also visible in the Netherlands. France and Germany, meanwhile, are recovering, helped by growing electric-car demand. Behind Belgium&#8217;s disappointing figures lies another transformation: traditional brands are losing ground, Chinese competitors are advancing, and motorcycles are booming while commercial vehicles struggle. 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France and Germany, meanwhile, are recovering, helped by growing electric-car demand. Behind Belgium&#8217;s disappointing figures lies another transformation: traditional brands are losing ground, Chinese competitors are advancing, and motorcycles are booming while commercial vehicles struggle. Belgium registered 31,949 new passenger cars in October, down 5.9% from the same month last year, according to the automotive federation FEBIAC. One fewer working day partly explains the decline, but the longer-term picture remains disappointing. 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