Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
Filed accounts
NACE 46711 · financial year 2025 · 1,050 filed annual accounts| Per financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median solvency | 26.7% | 28.5% | 28.1% | 29.0% | 29.1% | 30.4% |
| Median net result | €10,274 | €16,211 | €13,238 | €11,480 | €9,915 | €9,750 |
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Bankruptcies
Recent bankruptcies
| Date | Company |
|---|---|
| 19-10-2026 | TAXI 89 BELGIUM
BE 0799.316.622 |
| 14-10-2026 | ADRIANA
BE 0798.515.381 |
| 28-09-2026 | GROEP DELTA
BE 0654.912.029 |
| 28-09-2026 | BAH Group
BE 1015.960.974 |
| 25-09-2026 | West Coast Auction
BE 0771.355.084 |
| 18-09-2026 | NEW INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTS
BE 0428.259.453 |
| 23-07-2026 | Romîniceanu Lincan, Gheorghe
BE 1020.504.534 · sole trader · Roeselare |
| 13-07-2026 | West Consult Automotive
BE 0697.609.053 |
Spread across the country
by region and province · 1,539 of 2,060 enterprises with a registered office on file · a sole trader has no published seat- Flanders
- Wallonia
- Brussels
- Abroad
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Largest employers
NACE 46711 as first main activity · staff from the latest accounts- 1 TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPEEvere 2,787 FTEfinancial year 2026
- 2 D'Ieteren Automotive SA/NVIxelles 832 FTEfinancial year 2025
- 3 Mazda Motor Logistics EuropeWillebroek 307 FTEfinancial year 2026
- 4 D'Ieteren CentersIxelles 258 FTEfinancial year 2025
- 5 Stellantis BeluxBrussels 238 FTEfinancial year 2025
Joint committees
from the latest accounts of 315 companies- 200 Auxiliary committee for white-collar workers 216
- 112 Garages 201
- 149.02 Coachwork 13
- 201 Independent retail 13
- 149.04 Metal trade 6
- 100 Auxiliary committee for blue-collar workers 5
- 140 Transport and logistics 4
- 209 White-collar workers in metal manufacturing 4
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- 111 Metal, mechanical and electrical engineering 3
- 149 Sectors related to metal, mechanical and electrical engineering 3
- 142.01 Recovery of raw materials 2
- 149.01 Electricians: installation and distribution 2
- 226 White-collar workers in international trade, transport and logistics 2
- 302 Hotels and catering 2
- 102 Quarries 1
- 119 Food trade 1
- 120 Textile industry 1
- 124 Construction 1
- 140.03 Road transport and logistics for third parties 1
- 145 Horticulture 1
Source: the annual accounts at the National Bank. One filing can name more than one committee.
Division 46: Wholesale trade
Related activities
4 other activities| Activity | Registrations | Starters, 12 months | Bankruptcies, 12 months | FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories46720 | 1,085 | 47 | 5 | 6,019 |
| Wholesale trade46713 | 327 | 7 | 4 | 1,143 |
| Wholesale trade46712 | 262 | 16 | 2 | 475 |
| Wholesale trade46730 | 168 | 15 | 1 | 171 |
Bankruptcies per year in division 46
| Per year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankruptcies | 803 | 710 | 738 | 687 | 722 | 486 | 417 | 583 | 541 | 625 | 634 | 425 |
| Jobs lost | 1,629 | 1,655 | 1,361 | 1,216 | 1,240 | 1,054 | 890 | 1,029 | 935 | 1,383 | 1,271 | 931 |
2026 through September. Every bankruptcy, also of companies that have since left the register. Source: Statbel (Directorate-General Statistics), NACE classification of 2008.
Staff cost per FTE in NACE division 46
9,639 employers| Size | Median | Middle half | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| fewer than 10 FTE | €60,500 | €47,700 to €78,600 | 6,072 |
| 10 to 49 FTE | €70,000 | €57,700 to €89,100 | 2,910 |
| 50 to 249 FTE | €84,000 | €67,400 to €119,200 | 558 |
| 250 FTE or more | €80,100 | €64,800 to €98,300 | 99 |
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Running bankruptcies in the sector
NACE division 46Measured nationally: Of 108,562 bankruptcies of legal entities across Belgium, 49% were closed within five years for insufficient assets and 28% after liquidation, 3% were withdrawn. After five years, 20% were still open. Half had ended after 26 months (a quarter after 15, three quarters after 51 months).
This counts companies with this main activity in the register on 6 November 2026. The outcome itself is not measured by sector. The activity of a company that leaves the register after its bankruptcy is too often not kept to compare closed cases fairly.
Foreign control in NACE division 46
45,472 registered companiesMain parent countries: Netherlands (206), Germany (128) and France (118).Show on the map by municipality
Subsidies in this sector
per register · legal entities with an enterprise number- Flemish subsidies €266.7m awarded
- Federal transfers 21.5m amount as published
- Wallonia-Brussels Federation €1.3m paid
- EU budget €531.5m attributed share
- EU research €52.9m EU contribution
Insights on Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
Balance sheet and result. Return on equity of 9.0% is below Belgium's 15.9%. The median net result of €9,750 is below Belgium's €16,520. Solvency of 30.4% is below Belgium's 46.1%.
Bankruptcies. The median bankruptcy probability of 0.6% is above Belgium's 0.2%. In 12 months, 8.7 of 1,000 companies went bankrupt, against 6.2 in Belgium. That is more than in 81% of the 88 NACE divisions.
Inflow and structure. 25.2% of the companies are sole traders, against 41.6% in Belgium. Half of the companies are younger than 10.0 years, against 8.1 years in Belgium. In 12 months, 7.3 of 100 companies started, against 8.9 in Belgium. That is fewer than in 51% of the 87 NACE divisions.
Staff and filing. 48.7% of the financial year 2024 accounts were filed late, against 38.4% in Belgium. The 5 largest employers hold 4,422 of the 8,711 FTE: 50.8%.
Direction. Median solvency rose from 26.7% in financial year 2020 to 30.4% in financial year 2025.
The comparison with Belgium as a whole and with the other divisions is as of 06-11-2026 05:30.
Method and sources
Every company registered today counts under its main activities in the KBO. Establishment units do not count. Staff counts once, under the employer's first main activity, from its latest accounts and only where it fits the staff costs. The count follows the NACE 2025 classification, the version in which code 46711 exists.
The bankruptcies over five years count only companies still registered today, because the activity of a company that left the register is not kept. So they are fewer than the bankruptcies of those years, and the figure is not a probability for the future. Over twelve months the count is nearly complete, because a bankrupt company stays registered while its bankruptcy runs. A company with more than one main activity counts in each of those sectors.
The comparison with Belgium as a whole and with the other NACE divisions rests on an overview of every division, counted again each night. Each division is counted in the version of the NACE classification in which it exists. A standing such as "more than in 80%" compares with the other divisions that have the figure. A division's bankruptcy probability is the median over its companies with a score. Belgium here counts the 1,276,581 companies with a main activity, because only those belong to a division. The other 698,987 registrations publish no activity.
Each median is the value of the middle company, computed over the annual accounts of financial year 2025, and is shown only from 30 accounts. A share (loss-making, negative equity) counts that year's accounts with that trait. Accounts are late when they are filed after the statutory deadline. The direction per financial year follows the companies still registered today. Missing or 90 days late counts the companies with accounts missing today, or whose latest were filed more than 90 days after the deadline. The dossier follows the same rule.