New car sales in Belgium fell 18.7% year-on-year to 32,997 units in January 2026, reversing a 23.2% surge in the previous month, largely reflecting the introduction of a new EURO emissions standard on January 1, 2026, which prompted many registrations to be brought forward into December 2025. By powertrain, gasoline vehicles remained the most popular in January, holding a 42.7% market share. However, the strongest momentum came from fully electric cars, whose share rose by 2 percentage points versus the 2025 full-year average, bringing them to 36.7%, close behind gasoline models. FEBIAC noted that the January setback should not be seen as representative of 2026 overall, as the commercial impact of the 102nd Brussels Motor Show is expected to materialize in the months ahead. source: FEBIAC

New Passenger Car Registrations YoY in Belgium decreased to -18.70 percent in January from 23.20 percent in December of 2025. New Passenger Car Registrations YoY in Belgium averaged 3.04 percent from 1968 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 602.30 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -90.10 percent in April of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for Belgium New Passenger Car Registrations YoY. Belgium New Passenger Car Registrations YoY - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on February of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-05 03:10 PM
New Car Registrations YoY
Dec 23.2% -11.8% -7.2%
2026-02-03 08:30 AM
New Car Registrations YoY
Jan -18.7% 23.2% 3.6%
2026-03-04 05:00 PM
New Car Registrations YoY
Feb -18.7% -6.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 981.00 1116.00 Companies Jan 2026
Business Confidence -13.70 -8.80 points Feb 2026
Capacity Utilization 78.70 77.40 percent Dec 2025
Car Registrations 32997.00 28877.00 Units Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories 2745.20 2151.10 EUR Million Sep 2025
Corruption Index 69.00 69.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 21.00 22.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 5552.13 5325.63 Gigawatt-hour Nov 2025
Industrial Production YoY 0.50 1.50 percent Nov 2025
Industrial Production MoM -2.30 -2.00 percent Nov 2025
Manufacturing Production 1.10 3.40 percent Nov 2025
Mining Production -8.70 0.90 percent Nov 2025
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 8.98 8.98 TWh Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 45.64 11.77 GWh/d Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 2.24 2.19 TWh Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 0.00 0.00 GWh/d Feb 2026
New Car Registrations YoY -18.70 23.20 percent Jan 2026


Belgium New Passenger Car Registrations YoY
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-18.70 23.20 602.30 -90.10 1968 - 2026 percent Monthly
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