Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers: largest employers
254 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 29) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Volvo Car Belgium NV leads with 5,497.2 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 20
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volvo Car Belgium NV 9000 Ghent | €1.58bn | €6.25bn | €220.1m | 5,497.2 | 2025 |
| 2 | Volvo Group Belgium 9041 Ghent | €943.9m | €4.17bn | €123.5m | 3,810.2 | 2025 |
| 3 | DAF Trucks Vlaanderen 2260 Westerlo | €491.7m | €1.03bn | €366.5m | 1,914.9 | 2025 |
| 4 | Tenneco Automotive Europe 3800 Sint-Truiden | €173.6m | €135.4m | €69.0m | 784.9 | 2025 |
| 5 | Aisin Europe 1420 Braine-l'Alleud | €905.0m | €1.59bn | €367.0m | 779.8 | 2026 |
| 6 | Audi Brussels S.A.:N.V. 1190 Forest | €953.1m | €117.3m | €813.2m | 638.8 | 2025 |
| 7 | Adient Belgium 9960 Assenede | €78.1m | €235.6m | €11.7m | 547.0 | 2025 |
| 8 | Robert Bosch Produktie 3300 Tienen | €63.5m | €111.0m | €26.9m | 490.6 | 2025 |
| 9 | VDL Bus Roeselare 8800 Roeselare | €127.1m | €121.0m | €27.0m | 384.7 | 2025 |
| 10 | TI Group Automotive Systems (Belgium) 4020 Liège | €146.6m | €119.8m | €20.0m | 373.0 | 2025 |
| 11 | Plasman Plastics 9042 Ghent | €67.3m | €78.9m | €30.9m | 350.2 | 2024 |
| 12 | LAG Trailers 3960 Bree | €49.0m | €81.1m | €27.2m | 315.1 | 2025 |
| 13 | A.R.T.Works 6890 Libin | 343,998 € | — | 62,691 € | 302.0 | 2025 |
| 14 | MOL CY 8840 Staden | €43.4m | €81.2m | €15.9m | 299.8 | 2025 |
| 15 | GRW Industrial Vehicles 2500 Lier | €37.7m | €62.4m | €4.56m | 237.2 | 2026 |
| 16 | Plastic Omnium Auto Inergy Belgium 2200 Herentals | €62.9m | €180.5m | €16.4m | 219.1 | 2025 |
| 17 | VCST International 3800 Sint-Truiden | €142.7m | €82.2m | €25.8m | 206.2 | 2025 |
| 18 | Trico Belgium 6790 Aubange | €25.7m | €73.6m | −€24.9m | 197.3 | 2025 |
| 19 | VDL Bus Koningshooikt 2500 Lier | €47.1m | €171.7m | €4.78m | 183.3 | 2025 |
| 20 | Konstruktiewerkhuizen Stas 8790 Waregem | €26.7m | €51.9m | €7.27m | 156.9 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest employer in Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers?
Volvo Car Belgium NV, with 5,497.2 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers companies report employees?
254 out of 490, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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Open the full file →Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 14 Nov 2026.