New car registrations down 11%

The number of new cars registered in Belgium last month was down by 11.42% compared to the same period last year, reports Reuters’ Philip Blenkinsop. The figures released by the Belgian Federation of Car Industries yesterday show that 53,076 new vehicles were registered in March 2013, compared to 59,915 in March 2012. Figures also showed that brands distributed by D’Ieteren, Belgium’s largest car retailer (Volkswagen, Seat, Audi, Skoda, Bentley, Porsche and Lamborghini) had a combined market share of 22.79% for March compared with 22.52% for the same month last year. The market shares include cars bought abroad but registered in Belgium.