Editing Transport in Belgium (section)

===Cars===
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Between 1993 and 2012 the average age of the passengers cars registered as running in [[Belgium]] increased from just over 6 years and 4 months to 8 years and 17 days.<ref>{{Cite journal
 | last=Munster
 | first=Jean-François
 | title=La Belge garde sa voiture 8 ans: Le parc automobile belge a vielli d'un an et demi en 20 ans.
 | journal=Le Soir 
 | date=August 12, 2013 
 | volume=Namur/Luxembourg 
 | pages=1
}}</ref> 2012 data for other European countries are not yet available, but in 2010 the average age of car Belgium was 7.9 years against a [[European Union]] average of 8.3 years.{{Fix|text=Out of date}} Government policy provides an important clue as to one reason for the relative newness of the national car parc.{{clarify|date=February 2025}} Despite recent high-profile plant closures by [[Genk Body & Assembly|Ford]] and [[Vilvoorde Renault Factory|Renault]], Belgium remains an important centre for automobile component and passenger car production, with important plants operated by [[Volvo Cars Ghent|Volvo]] and [[Audi Brussels|Audi]], and this is reflected in a relatively benign taxation environment whereby company cars are a still a popular and relatively tax efficient element in many remuneration packages.<ref>{{Cite journal
 | last=Munster
 | first=Jean-François
 | title=Le secteur automobile en pleine mutation.
 | journal=Le Soir 
 | date=August 12, 2013 
 | volume=Namur/Luxembourg 
 | pages=2–3
}}</ref>