Thankfully, ASUS hasn't put a premium price on its new 12V-2x6 cable that will keep the RTX 50 series GPUs save from melting. ASUS Officially Launches the 12V-2x6 ROG Equalizer Cable at $50 to Protect Your 16-pin GPU Connector From Melting The ROG Equalizer, which got introduced two weeks ago has finally appeared on the official ASUS store. We all wanted to know its price since ASUS usually prices its premium components quite high. While a power cable can't be considered an actual "component", it's a crucial one, considering the fate of high-end RTX 50 series graphics cards will depend [β¦]
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The VW T-Roc is the third best-selling vehicle in Belgium over Q1 2026.
New car sales in Belgium are back into positive territory in March at a solid +8.8% year-on-year to 43,733 units. The Q1 volume is off -5.9% to 113,805. Over Q1, private buyers account for 48.8% of Β the market, their highest share in years and to be compared with 41.7% over the Full Year 2025. Reversely fleet sales fall to 51.2% vs. 58.3% last year. Electrified cars (HEV, PHEV and BEV) hold 52.7% of the market vs. 55.6% a year ago. BEVs on their own account for 34.7% share, unchanged. Private buyers choose petrol cars (62.8% share), while HEVs have 20.3% of sales and BEVs only 8.7%. In contrast BEV represent 59.5% of fleet registrations, with petrol at 26.9%.
In the March brands ranking, BMW (+34.5%) spectacularly reclaims the top spot with 14.2% share, its highest since January 2025. Volkswagen (-1.2%) is relegated to 2nd place both for the month and YTD. Audi (+6.2%) is up four spots on last month to #3, distancing Peugeot (+10.5%) up two, Mercedes (-12.5%) down one and Renault (+7.7%) down three. Tesla (+88.5%) rallies back up to #10 and sees its Q1 sales progress 22.6% year-on-year. Opel (+23.1%), Ford (+14.3%) and Skoda (+13.5%) also make themselves noticed below while MG (+99.5%) and BYD (+85.3%) soar further down.
Over in the Q1 models charts, the BMW X1 (-19.1%) and Dacia Sandero (-13.1%) remain on top despite harsh year-on-year falls. The VW T-Roc surges from outside the Full Year 2025 Top 20 directly into third place, followed by a soaring Tesla Model Y (+47.3%) and the Citroen C3 (+7%). New models in the Top 20 are the Mercedes CLA (#8), Peugeot 3008 (#9), Peugeot 5008 (#13), BMW 1 Series (#15) and Dacia Bigster (#18), the latter ousting the Duster (#6 over the Full Year 2025) from the Top 20.
Local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market down a steep -8.2% year-on-year in March to 170,000 units. The SAAR is down to 1.85 million, the lowest since September 2025. The Q1 volume is down -4.4% to 406,000. Desrosiers considers this result as a solid one given the soaring gas prices and tariff-related economic headwinds. In the Q1 OEM charts, Ford Motor (+14.4%) brilliantly overtakes General Motors (-13.1%) while Hyundai-Kia (+0.8%) remains above Toyota Motor (-2.4%). Stellantis (+14.6%) stages a comeback with the Volkswagen Group (+7.7%) also strong.
In the Q1 brands charts, Ford (+14.1%) defies the negative market to sail away into the distance at almost 68,000 sales vs. under 43,000 for #2 Toyota (-1.1%). Chevrolet (-6.5%), Hyundai (+1.8%) and Honda (-8.7%) complete the Top 5. Volkswagen (+12.7%), Mitsubishi (+7.3%), Ram (+6.9%) and Jeep (+3.2%) also shine below. Hit hard are Tesla (-39.2%), Buick (-33.5%), Cadillac (-21.8%) and Mercedes (-20%).
Over in the models charts, the Ford F-Series (+9.4%) widens the gap with its followers to an outstanding Β 20,431 units while selling just over 34,000 units itself. The GMC Sierra (-15.2%) grabs the 2nd spot despite falling heavily year-on-year, while the Honda CR-V (-5%) climbs to #3 and #1 SUV. The Chevrolet Silverado (-11.9%) is in difficulty in 4th place whereas the Hyundai Tucson (+47.7%) surges to #5 ahead of the Nissan Kicks (+27.4%) and Ram Pickup (+16.6%). Other great performers below include the VW Tiguan (+135.8%) and Kia Sportage (+51.4%). Handicapped by a lousy generation changeover the Toyota RAV4 dives -62.7% to #13 vs. a traditional 2nd spot overall.