Geely is one of three Chinese brands inside the February Top 10.
According to data by our local partner cartube.co.il, 29,132 new light vehicles hit Israeli roads in February, that’s a solid 15.2% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally now stands at 76,328, up 21.7% over the first two months of 2022. The Top 3 brands both fare significantly worse than the market. Hyundai (+6.2%) edges up to 15.5% share vs. 16.9% year-to-date while Kia (-12.4%) and Toyota (-37.3%) both struggle. In contrast Mazda (+27.6%) and Skoda (+37.2%) score stellar gains to round out the Top 5. Just below, BYD is down one spot on January to a still outstanding 5.5% share at #6 while Chery is up one rank to #7 which is its third consecutive month inside the Israeli Top 10 in 4 months of presence on the market. Citroen (+49.1%) is up 7 spots to #8 and Geely (+488.2%) shoots up to #9. After WEY last month, fellow Great Wall brand Ora makes its first appearance in the Israeli ranking in February, landing at #40.
Previous month: Israel January 2023: Hyundai leads, BYD #5, Chery #8 in market up 26.2%
One year ago: Israel February 2022: Toyota (+32.8%) takes charge in stable market (-0.8%)
Full February 2023 Top 60 all brands ranking below.
Israel February 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-23 | % | /22 | Jan | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Hyundai | 4,519 | 15.5% | 6.2% | 1 | 12,935 | 16.9% | 2.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kia | 3,352 | 11.5% | -12.4% | 2 | 8,264 | 10.8% | -10.1% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota | 2,906 | 10.0% | -37.3% | 4 | 5,942 | 7.8% | -36.7% | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Mazda | 1,669 | 5.7% | 27.6% | 3 | 6,284 | 8.2% | 43.5% | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Skoda | 1,630 | 5.6% | 37.2% | 7 | 3,380 | 4.4% | -0.6% | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | BYD | 1,590 | 5.5% | new | 5 | 4,589 | 6.0% | new | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Chery | 1,444 | 5.0% | new | 8 | 3,044 | 4.0% | new | 8 | 32 |
| 8 | Citroen | 1,215 | 4.2% | 49.1% | 15 | 2,334 | 3.1% | 43.7% | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | Geely | 1,000 | 3.4% | 488.2% | 14 | 2,200 | 2.9% | 462.7% | 11 | 9 |
| 10 | Mitsubishi | 987 | 3.4% | -34.3% | 6 | 3,221 | 4.2% | 6.5% | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | Suzuki | 891 | 3.1% | 7.7% | 12 | 2,259 | 3.0% | 26.8% | 10 | 7 |
| 12 | Renault | 870 | 3.0% | 320.3% | 18 | 1,644 | 2.2% | 246.8% | 16 | 17 |
| 13 | Peugeot | 865 | 3.0% | 10.5% | 16 | 1,947 | 2.6% | 34.8% | 14 | 11 |
| 14 | Seat | 585 | 2.0% | 28.6% | 9 | 2,095 | 2.7% | 87.1% | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Opel | 526 | 1.8% | 182.8% | 24 | 814 | 1.1% | 96.6% | 20 | 25 |
| 16 | Subaru | 520 | 1.8% | 54.8% | 11 | 1,967 | 2.6% | 73.0% | 13 | 16 |
| 17 | Audi | 365 | 1.3% | 60.8% | 19 | 1,113 | 1.5% | 41.6% | 18 | 22 |
| 18 | Mercedes | 335 | 1.1% | -6.7% | 10 | 1,802 | 2.4% | 19.8% | 15 | 14 |
| 19 | Chevrolet | 301 | 1.0% | 63.6% | 17 | 1,098 | 1.4% | 116.1% | 19 | 15 |
| 20 | Volkswagen | 286 | 1.0% | 83.3% | 21 | 756 | 1.0% | 2.2% | 22 | 19 |
| 21 | Nissan | 271 | 0.9% | -42.1% | 25 | 541 | 0.7% | -53.8% | 24 | 20 |
| 22 | MG | 254 | 0.9% | -27.0% | 13 | 1,535 | 2.0% | 154.1% | 17 | 13 |
| 23 | Volvo | 241 | 0.8% | 41.8% | 22 | 618 | 0.8% | 48.2% | 23 | 28 |
| 24 | BMW | 218 | 0.7% | -17.4% | 20 | 775 | 1.0% | -23.3% | 21 | 21 |
| 25 | Cupra | 189 | 0.6% | 155.4% | 26 | 446 | 0.6% | 51.7% | 25 | 23 |
| 26 | Honda | 185 | 0.6% | 302.2% | 40 | 236 | 0.3% | 98.3% | 34 | 42 |
| 27 | Seres | 181 | 0.6% | 135.1% | 30 | 355 | 0.5% | 179.5% | 29 | 34 |
| 28 | Lexus | 174 | 0.6% | -37.9% | 27 | 418 | 0.5% | -26.1% | 26 | 27 |
| 29 | Ford | 171 | 0.6% | -16.2% | 33 | 306 | 0.4% | -51.2% | 31 | 30 |
| 30 | Skywell | 145 | 0.5% | 752.9% | 32 | 296 | 0.4% | 211.6% | 32 | 33 |
| 31 | Dacia | 140 | 0.5% | -33.3% | 28 | 376 | 0.5% | -23.0% | 28 | 26 |
| 32 | Isuzu | 128 | 0.4% | -11.7% | 29 | 315 | 0.4% | -37.0% | 30 | 29 |
| 33 | Aiways | 128 | 0.4% | 12700.0% | 43 | 169 | 0.2% | 8350.0% | 35 | 31 |
| 34 | Genesis | 105 | 0.4% | 34.6% | 31 | 259 | 0.3% | 34.9% | 33 | 36 |
| 35 | Jeep | 91 | 0.3% | -26.6% | 23 | 397 | 0.5% | -19.6% | 27 | 24 |
| 36 | WEY | 91 | 0.3% | new | 49 | 117 | 0.2% | new | 41 | – |
| 37 | SsangYong | 68 | 0.2% | 4.6% | 46 | 99 | 0.1% | -25.0% | 43 | 37 |
| 38 | Land Rover | 54 | 0.2% | 22.7% | 38 | 134 | 0.2% | 13.6% | 38 | 38 |
| 39 | Cadillac | 50 | 0.2% | -37.5% | 35 | 167 | 0.2% | -23.4% | 36 | 35 |
| 40 | Ora | 48 | 0.2% | new | – | 48 | 0.1% | new | 49 | – |
| 41 | Lynk & Co | 47 | 0.2% | new | 52 | 56 | 0.1% | new | 47 | 57 |
| 42 | Fiat | 43 | 0.1% | 19.4% | 34 | 166 | 0.2% | 50.9% | 37 | 40 |
| 43 | Leap Motor | 35 | 0.1% | new | 36 | 130 | 0.2% | new | 39 | 51 |
| 44 | Alfa Romeo | 30 | 0.1% | 87.5% | 37 | 120 | 0.2% | 41.2% | 40 | 43 |
| 45 | Maxus | 28 | 0.1% | -45.1% | 39 | 106 | 0.1% | 30.9% | 42 | 39 |
| 46 | Porsche | 24 | 0.1% | 9.1% | 41 | 75 | 0.1% | 17.2% | 44 | 44 |
| 47 | DS | 22 | 0.1% | 266.7% | 53 | 30 | 0.0% | -3.2% | 51 | 45 |
| 48 | Mini | 21 | 0.1% | -47.5% | 42 | 67 | 0.1% | -24.7% | 45 | 41 |
| 49 | Voyah | 19 | 0.1% | new | 55 | 25 | 0.0% | new | 53 | 61 |
| 50 | Polestar | 16 | 0.1% | new | 44 | 57 | 0.1% | new | 46 | 48 |
| 51 | Hongqi | 16 | 0.1% | n/a | 45 | 54 | 0.1% | 1700.0% | 48 | 50 |
| 52 | Infiniti | 12 | 0.0% | 300.0% | 47 | 42 | 0.1% | 180.0% | 50 | 47 |
| 53 | JAC | 7 | 0.0% | n/a | 50 | 24 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 54 | 46 |
| 54 | Maserati | 5 | 0.0% | -54.5% | 51 | 21 | 0.0% | -12.5% | 55 | 52 |
| 55 | LEVC | 5 | 0.0% | new | – | 5 | 0.0% | new | 58 | 54 |
| 56 | Jaguar | 4 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 54 | 10 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 56 | 53 |
| 57 | Ferrari | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 58 | 6 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 57 | 56 |
| 58 | Abarth | 2 | 0.0% | -84.6% | 48 | 28 | 0.0% | -6.7% | 52 | 49 |
| 59 | Bentley | 2 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 57 | 4 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 59 | 55 |
| 60 | EVeasy | 2 | 0.0% | new | – | 2 | 0.0% | new | 62 | 63 |
Source: cartube.co.il
