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List of Car Dealers in Belgium

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There are 12,815 car dealers in Belgium, one in every 186 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: nine in ten have one to four people, and only 90 firms employ 50 people or more. One in ten car dealers is based in Antwerpen, Charleroi, Zaventem, Bruxelles and Gent. Below you find the largest car dealers in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

12,815 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies12,8151 in186 Belgian companiesCities586Largest cityAntwerpen 446Sole traders34%Employees1-4 (91%)Revenue$100-500K (39%)Email37%Phone52%Website41%

A live sample of the list

A live view of all 12,815 car dealers, sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, employee size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a firm by name.

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Showing 25 of 12,815 companies
Company NameCountryCityAddress 1State/ProvincePostal CodeWebsiteFounding YearYearly Revenue in U.S. DollarsEmployees TotalBusiness Legal Type - DescriptionNumber of Companies in GroupCompany Registration Number
1
Tesla Belgium
Belgium
Aartselaar
Boomsesteenweg 8
Antwerpen
2630
*****.com
2013
$763,514,705
239
Corporation
1476
BE0521902461
2
Hedin Automotive
Belgium
Sint-niklaas
Industriepark-noord 2
Oost Vlaanderen
9100
*****.be
2019
$733,372,827
633
Corporation
574
BE0740526506
3
Dmc Antwerpen
Belgium
Kontich
Groeningenlei 115
Antwerpen
2550
*****.be
2014
$573,940,717
340
Corporation
4670
BE0454073727
4
Kia Belgium
Belgium
Zaventem
Ikaroslaan 33
Vlaams Brabant
1930
*****.be
2002
$550,740,363
64
Corporation
866
BE0477443106
5
Man Truck & Bus
Belgium
Asse
Brusselsesteenweg 406
Vlaams Brabant
1730
*****.be
1979
$498,788,158
231
Corporation
4281
BE0420069782
6
Ghistelinck Autobedrijven
Belgium
Paardenstad
Franklin Rooseveltlaan 165
West Vlaanderen
8790
*****.be
2015
$461,035,208
447
Corporation
36
BE0443936039
7
Groupe Autosphere Motors
Belgium
Awans
Rue de Bruxelles 124
Liège
4340
*****.be
2017
$427,022,689
484
Corporation
895
BE0674944014
8
Datos
Belgium
Antwerpen
Boomsesteenweg 958
Antwerpen
2610
*****.be
1983
$372,160,271
281
Corporation
1333
BE0425303824
9
Van Mossel Mb Belgium
Belgium
Roeselare
Hoge-barrierestraat 10
West Vlaanderen
8800
*****.be
1993
$362,828,370
305
Corporation
144
BE0450414946
10
Garage Valckenier
Belgium
Aalst
Siesegemlaan 1
Oost Vlaanderen
9300
*****.be
2012
$306,132,439
156
Corporation
45
BE0418439885
11
Car Avenue Star
Belgium
Ans
Rue Haie Leruth 2
Liège
4432
*****.be
2012
$289,610,318
346
Corporation
39
BE0429661302
12
Louyet Automotive South
Belgium
Charleroi
Rue de Mons 80
Hainaut
6000
*****.be
2021
$260,891,947
171
Corporation
45
BE0757976014
13
Stellantis & You Belgium
Belgium
Schaerbeek
Avenue Jacques Georgin 15-19
Bruxelles Capitale
1030
*****.be
1997
$242,718,343
408
Corporation
13
BE0403461206
14
Inchcape Belgium Retail
Belgium
Zaventem
Leuvensesteenweg 369
Vlaams Brabant
1932
*****.com
1968
$224,606,755
83
Corporation
197
BE0403441707
15
Inchcape Belgium Distribution
Belgium
Zaventem
Leuvensesteenweg 369
Vlaams Brabant
1932
*****.be
1996
$213,940,487
28
Corporation
8
BE0459491374
16
Renault Motors Waterloo
Belgium
Waterloo
Chaussee de Bruxelles 39
Brabant Wallon
1410
*****.be
2010
$203,870,869
15
Corporation
32
BE0428337845
17
Groep Kenis
Belgium
Turnhout
Steenweg Op Gierle 314
Antwerpen
2300
*****.be
1973
$197,378,226
79
Corporation
6
BE0413063018
18
Automobielbedrijf Van Doorne Herentals
Belgium
Herentals
Toekomstlaan 1
Antwerpen
2200
*****.be
2001
$186,347,405
153
Corporation
38
BE0476310184
19
Auto Satellites
Belgium
Fleurus
Rue Martinroux 32
Hainaut
6220
*****.be
1976
$175,446,953
168
Corporation
26
BE0416768220
20
Van Mossel Vms Limburg
Belgium
Diest
Leuvensesteenweg 162-164
Vlaams Brabant
3290
*****.be
1973
$168,032,023
117
Corporation
144
BE0413016496
21
Jorssen Zuid
Belgium
Aartselaar
Antwerpsesteenweg 126
Antwerpen
2630
*****.be
2023
$165,055,298
45
Corporation
30
BE0404265811
22
Dicar
Belgium
Kasterlee
Houtum 51246
Antwerpen
2460
*****.be
2015
$164,599,802
151
Corporation
19
BE0434052630
23
Saga-Belgique
Belgium
Nivelles
Rue Albert Einstein 5
Brabant Wallon
1400
*****.be
1992
$161,855,960
371
Corporation
122
BE0447658166
24
Belcar Rent
Belgium
Aartselaar
Bist 12
Antwerpen
2630
*****.be
2009
$158,391,726
44
Corporation
24
BE0899091317
25
Lkq Belgium
Belgium
Vilvoorde
Havendoklaan 14
Vlaams Brabant
1800
*****.be
2018
$156,451,286
473
Corporation
1648
BE0693786956

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Where in Belgium?

Antwerpen has the most car dealers in Belgium (446), ahead of Charleroi (285), Zaventem (176), Bruxelles (166) and Gent (157). Together the five hold one in ten of them. Relative to their size, Zaventem, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and Vilvoorde have the most: 3.0 to 3.3 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

586 Belgian cities have at least one car dealer; 353 have ten or more; 31 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Car dealers per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.54. Zaventem has 3.3 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By province 17 provinces

ProvinceShareFirms%
Vlaams Brabant1,909
Antwerpen1,821
Hainaut1,483
Oost Vlaanderen1,466
West Vlaanderen1,381
Limburg1,185
Liège938
Bruxelles Capitale881
Namur505
Brabant Wallon428
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Largest car dealers in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Antwerpen, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Hedin Automotive is the largest car dealer in Belgium by headcount. 90 firms employ 50 people or more; 31 employ 100 or more.

  1. 1Sint-Niklaas633 staff
  2. 2Awans484 staff
  3. 3Vilvoorde473 staff
  4. 4Paardenstad447 staff
  5. 5Schaerbeek408 staff
  6. 6Nivelles371 staff
  7. 7Ans346 staff
  8. 8Kontich340 staff
  9. 9Roeselare305 staff
  10. 10Antwerpen281 staff

By employee size · 11,646 firms with a known headcount

EmployeesShareFirms%
1-410,588
5-9468
10-19281
20-49219
50-9959
100-19917
200-49913
500-9991
1,000+0

91% have 1 to 4 people; 219 have 20 to 49; 90 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

RevenueShareFirms%
< $100K3,395
$100K-$500K4,190
$500K-$1M225
$1M-$5M2,437
$5M-$10M228
$10M-$50M214
$50M-$100M84
$100M-$500M46
$500M+4

39% between $100,000 and $500,000; 2,437 between $1M and $5M; 576 above $5M.

Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 11,646 Belgian car dealers with a known headcount, 10,588 (91%) have one to four people, 468 have five to nine, 500 have ten to 49 and 90 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (4,190, 39%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

  • Micro under 1011,056 95%
  • Small 10 to 49500 4%
  • Medium 50 to 24989 0.8%
  • Large 250+1 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

576

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 348 more than $10 million.

762

firms were entered in 2026.

Car dealers in Antwerpen

Antwerpen has 446 car dealers, 0.4% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 23% below the national share. Nearly all Antwerpen firms have fewer than five people; 4 have 50 or more. 43 new firms were entered in 2026, 29 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff
393 · 96%
5-9
5 · 1%
10-19
3 · 0.7%
20-49
6 · 1%
50+
4 · 1.0%

Legal form

Sole traders
211 · 47%
Partnerships
23 · 5%
BV/SRL and NV/SA
154 · 35%
Other or none
58 · 13%

Share

Of the Belgian total
3.5%
Of all Antwerpen companies
0.4%
Against the national share
0.8×

New

Entered 2026 so far
43
Entered 2025
56
Of Belgium's 2026 entries
5.6%

Old

Before 1990
29 · 7%
1990 or later
417 · 93%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms
2.0%

Reachable

Email
81 · 18%
Phone
138 · 31%
Website
103 · 23%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K
213 · 55%
$100K-$500K
117 · 30%
$500K-$1M
3 · 0.8%
$1M and more
56 · 14%

Largest

  1. 1281
  2. 2215
  3. 366
  4. 446
  5. 544

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How many car dealers are there in Belgium?

Car dealers in Belgium

12,815

5 November 2026

There are 12,815 car dealers in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 186 Belgian companies. About 3 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (762 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms
7,642 60%
Head offices
3,195
Branch offices
1,978

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 4511. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 4511.

Register

5,972 of the 12,815 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (47%); 4,340 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 15 retail companies for every car dealer in Belgium.

IndustryFirmsWebsite1-4 staff
Retail Companies191,70040%83%
Wholesale Companies104,19437%79%
Transport Companies52,65622%78%
Car Dealers12,81541%83%
Florists4,56250%90%
Cheese Shops87444%79%

In other countries

CountryFirmsPer 1,000 cos.
The USA231,6633.6
France162,01511.3
Italy64,5639.2
Germany51,8037.6
Spain45,0658.3
Belgium12,8155.4

How reachable are they?

Car dealers are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 52% list a phone number and 41% a website.
  • Email4,710 37%
  • Phone6,621 52%
  • Website5,240 41%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

Newcomers in Belgium in 2026

762 car dealers were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, about 3 a working day, after 1,088 in 2025. Belgium as a whole saw 108,068 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.7% of the inflow.

Register entries per year

  1. 6642022
  2. 6782023
  3. 8882024
  4. 1,0882025
  5. 7622026 so far

203 of this year's 762 are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

  1. 1Geel18 staff
  2. 2Zaventem7 staff
  3. 3Aartselaar6 staff
  4. 4Asse6 staff
  5. 5Ottignies6 staff

The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 0 Belgian car dealers from before 1900, 11 from before 1950 and 1,423 from before 1990.
  1. 1900
    1. Grâce-Hollogne
  2. 1926
    1. Aalst
  3. 1935
    1. Fontaine-l'Evêque
  4. 1940
    1. Zuienkerke
  5. 1944
    1. Tournai
  6. 1946
    1. Roeselare

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1,423

Belgian car dealers date from before 1990

142

were entered in 1990

Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in three Belgian car dealers work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Half are BV/SRL and NV/SA.
Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle): 4,340, 34% · 5 November 2026Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm): 414, 3% · 5 November 2026BV/SRL and NV/SA: 5,972, 47% · 5 November 2026No form on record or other: 2,089, 16% · 5 November 202612,815companies
  • Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)4,34034%
  • Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)4143%
  • BV/SRL and NV/SA5,97247%
  • No form on record or other2,08916%
Single-site
60%
Head offices
3,195
Branches
1,978

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

Frequently asked questions

How many car dealers are there in Belgium?

There are 12,815 car dealers in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 186 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest car dealer in Belgium?

Hedin Automotive in Sint-Niklaas, with 633 staff. By revenue Tesla Belgium in Aartselaar leads with $763.5 million a year.

Which Belgian city has the most car dealers?

Antwerpen, with 446, ahead of Charleroi (285), Zaventem (176), Bruxelles (166) and Gent (157). Relative to its size, Zaventem has the most: 3.3 times the national share.

How many car dealers are there in Antwerpen?

446, which is 0.4% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 23% below the national share.

How big is a typical car dealer?

Small. 91% of the 11,646 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 90 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are Belgian car dealers sole traders or companies?

One in three (4,340) are sole traders, 3% are partnerships and 47% (5,972) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many car dealers started in 2026?

762 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 1,088 in 2025. 203 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest car dealer in Belgium?

Gar Du Boutte Pozzessere (En Liq in Grâce-Hollogne, 1900, followed by Autobedrijf Europa in Aalst (1926) and Etablissements Gustave Goyens in Fontaine-l'Evêque (1935). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers car dealers?

Belgian car dealers are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 4511. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 4511.

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