Car market in Belgium 2024: top brands and EV share

The brands people choose

Which car brands are biggest in Belgium?

Market share shows how much of the new-car market each brand accounts for. The change is measured in percentage points against 2023.

01

BMW

50,656 cars

11.3%

+0.6 pp

02

Volkswagen

42,265 cars

9.4%

−0.1 pp

03

Audi

32,803 cars

7.3%

−0.1 pp

04

Mercedes-Benz

31,552 cars

7.0%

−0.4 pp

05

Volvo

24,527 cars

5.5%

+0.9 pp

06

Dacia

24,477 cars

5.5%

+1.0 pp

The changing market

Which brands are gaining ground?

The largest gains in market share compared with 2023. Registration growth is shown separately: a brand can gain share even when its volume falls.

Tesla

+1.4 pp

Market share: 4.7%

Registrations: +32.3%

21,213 cars

Dacia

+1.0 pp

Market share: 5.5%

Registrations: +16.5%

24,477 cars

Volvo

+0.9 pp

Market share: 5.5%

Registrations: +13.8%

24,527 cars

Percentage points measure a change in share. Percent measures a change in the number of cars.

Electric, hybrid or combustion?

Are all new cars electric?

Understand the powertrains

No. Fully electric cars account for 28.5% of new registrations. The powertrain mix below shows the other types too.

Share of new registrations in Belgium, 2024.

Plug-in cars

194,228 new cars

+2.6 pp vs previous year

Non-plug-in cars

254,745 new cars

−2.6 pp vs previous year

Plug-in cars can be charged from the grid: fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Split by powertrain:

Combustion engine

149,564 new cars

−6.9 pp vs previous year

Battery electric

127,765 new cars

+8.9 pp vs previous year

Hybrid (incl. mild hybrids)

105,175 new cars

+4.3 pp vs previous year

Plug-in hybrid

66,463 new cars

−6.3 pp vs previous year

Fuel cell

6 new cars

0.0 pp vs previous year

Fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids are separate categories. Petrol and diesel can also power hybrids; powertrain and fuel are different classifications. Hybrids include mild hybrids, and the line against combustion cars differs between countries, so compare hybrid shares within a country rather than between countries.

A wider perspective

How has the market changed over time?

Registrations per year

Belgium

Lighter bars are provisional.

View as table

Period	Belgium
2010	551,385
2011	576,636
2012	489,660
2013	490,125
2014	485,360
2015	503,155
2016	540,944
2017	548,283
2018	547,792
2019	550,615
2020	431,836
2021	383,783
2022	366,557
2023	477,248
2024	448,973
2025 provisional	409,669

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