BMW and Volkswagen had been huge winners final month in Belgium, the place a looming improve within the nation’s CO2 tax led to an enormous surge in demand for electrified automobiles, which helped carry the general market by 41 p.c.

BMW was boosted by a 208 p.c gross sales improve for the 1 Collection, a 33 p.c achieve for the three Collection and a 9 p.c bounce for the X1. The X1 and three Collection benefited from final month’s excessive demand for plug-in hybrids. Gross sales of PHEVs rose 89 p.c in Might to eight,884, based on figures from market researcher Dataforce.

VW’s top-sellers included the Golf, which was No. 3 general in Might, and the full-electric ID4 and ID3. The ID4’s gross sales rose greater than 660 p.c to 574 models final month whereas, serving to to carry general full-electric gross sales greater than 200 p.c in Might to 7,195, Dataforce’s figures present.

The nation’s fleet gross sales channel rose by 69 p.c in contrast with Might 2022 as enterprise house owners raced to get electrified automobiles registered forward of the tax hike. Non-public gross sales jumped 22 p.c, largely for a similar purpose.
 
The Dacia Sandero was the top-seller final month in Belgium. Gross sales of the funds small hatchback skyrocketed practically 440 p.c to 1,157 unit in Might. The Tesla Mannequin Y was the nation’s No. 5-seller, rising gross sales to 786 in contrast with simply seven in Might 2022.

The Volvo XC40, which is produced within the nation, was No. 2 in general gross sales with a quantity of 862 models.