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Hyundai i35

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New car sales in Israel are up a very healthy 20% year-on-year in April to 17,274 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total back into positive at 74,525 units, up 1% on 2012. This month the Hyundai i35 (aka Elantra) edges past the Ford Focus to become the most popular model in the country thanks to 953 sales and 5.5% vs. 937 and 5.4% for the Focus which holds onto its 2013 year-to-date pole position at 4,512 units and 6.1%. The Hyundai i30 is also in great shape, up 3 spots on March to land on the third step of the podium with 808 sales and 4.7%.

Mitsubishi Outlander

The Renault Fluence is up 6 to #5 at 591 units and 3.4%, the Nissan Micra up 27 to #6, Hyundai i25 (aka Accent) back up 38 ranks to #7 and the Hyundai i20 down 6 to #8 makes it four Hyundais in the Israeli Top 8 this month. Notice also the Mitsubishi Outlander slicing up its March ranking in two, up 13 spots to #13, the Opel Astra up 7 to #14, Mazda CX-5 up 6 to #16, Skoda Rapid up 29 to #41 and the Toyota RAV4 up 17 to #42.

Previous month: Israel March 2013: Focus back to #1, Citroen C-Elysee in Top 20

One year ago: Israel April 2012: Ford Focus solid leader, Hyundai i35 #2

Full April 2013 Top 224 All-models Ranking Table below.

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Citroen C-Elysee

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The Israeli new car market is down 13% year-on-year in March to 17,831 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 57,249 units, now in negative compared to 2012 at -3%. Passed by the Toyota Corolla in February, the Ford Focus is back to its traditional top spot this month thanks to 1,187 sales and 6.7% share. It is followed by the Hyundai i20 up 4 spots to #2 at a brilliant 1,100 units and 6.2% which makes it climbs into 2nd place in the year-to-date ranking as well. The Kia Picanto is up 2 ranks to round up the podium with 897 sales and 5%.

Hyundai i20

Within the Top 10, notice also the good performances of the Kia Rio up 3 spots to #5, Toyota Yaris back up 20 ranks to #7, Mazda2 up 32 to #8 and the Nissan Juke up 5 to #9. Excellent month for the Citroen C-Elysee which breaks into the Israeli Top 20 for the very first time, up a massive 43 spots to #17 at 277 units and 1.6%. The Peugeot 107 is up 35 to #19, the Peugeot 301 up 8 to #25, the Skoda Citigo is up 23 to #35 and the MG350 up a huge 72 spots to #56. The new gen Toyota RAV4 arrives at #59 while Skoda Rapid lands directly at #70.

Previous month: Israel February 2013: Toyota Corolla and Mazda6 impress

One year ago: Israel March 2012: Ford Focus confirms clear leadership

Full March 2013 Top 214 All-models Ranking Table below.

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Mazda6

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Thanks to Ran from www.cartube.co.il we now have our monthly rendezvous with the Israeli new car market. In February, new car sales in Israel are down 8% year-on-year to 16,879 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 39,418 units, up 2% on 2012. Surprise on top: although the current generation is nearing the end of its life, the Toyota Corolla takes the lead thanks to 745 sales and 4.4% share, passing the traditional leader, the Ford Focus, for only 2 units! The Focus however keeps the pole position year-to-date by far at 2,388 units and 6.1%. The Hyundai i35 (aka Elantra) is up 5 spots on January to round up the podium with 680 sales and 4%.

Toyota Corolla

Exceptional month of the Mazda6 now that the new generation is in dealerships: up no less than 98 ranks on January to land in 7th position at 442 units and 2.6% vs. #82 over the Full Year 2012. Notice also the Mazda3 back up to a slightly less dismal #16, the Suzuki Splash up 4 to #15, Toyota Auris up a huge 92 spots to #23 thanks to the new model, Mitsubishi Outlander up a further 8 to #25, Peugeot 301 up 17 to #33, Fiat 500 up 44 to #42, Citroen C-Elysee up 72 to #60 and Mercedes A-Class up 95 to #69.

Previous month: Israel January 2013: Ford Focus #1, Hyundai i30 up to #2

One year ago: Israel February 2013: Ford Focus leads again, 3 Hyundais in Top 4

Full February 2013 Top 212 All-models Ranking Table below.

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Hyundai i30

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Thanks to Ran from www.cartube.co.il, Israel has now become a complete monthly update on BestSellingCarsBlog! I really love it when this type of thing happens. In January the Israeli new car market is up a healthy 12% year-on-year to 22,539 registrations. The Ford Focus confirms it is the favourite choice of Israeli consumers and holds the top spot again with 1,645 sales and 7.3%. However this month it is followed by the Hyundai i30, up 8 spots on its FY2012 ranking to #2 at 1,125 units and 5% share vs. 2.2% in 2012. The Hyundai i20 rounds up the podium with 943 sales and 4.2%, a full percentage point better than its FY 2012 share, and the Kia Picanto is at an excellent #4, making it 3 Koreans in the Top 4 this month in Israel…

Mitsubishi Outlander

The Renault Fluence is also in great shape this month, up to #6 at 762 units and 3.4%, as is the Nissan Micra up to #11 vs. #16 in 2012, the Mazda CX-5 up to a fantastic #13 vs. #30 in 2012, the Opel Astra up to #15 vs. #32, Suzuki Splash up to #19 vs. #25 and the Suzuki Alto up to #21 vs. #31. Leader for at least 7 consecutive years up until 2011, the Mazda3 is now plummetting down the Israeli sales charts: it ranks #23 in January.

Peugeot 301

Further down the ranking, notice also the Mitsubishi Outlander up to #33 vs. #70 in 2012, the Skoda Citigo up to #40 vs. #146, Audi Q5 at #44 vs.#104, Citroen C1 at #45 vs. #87, BMW 3 Series at #51 vs. #120 and the Seat Mii at #54 vs. #172. Finally, the Peugeot 301 lands directly within the Israeli Top 50 this month at #50 with 97 sales and 0.4% share.

Previous post: Israel Full Year 2012: Top 265 All-models ranking now available!

Previous Full Year post: Israel Full Year 2012: Ford Focus runaway leader

One year ago: Israel January 2012: Ford Focus takes the lead!

Full January 2013 Top 220 Ranking Table below.

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The Cadillac SRX is #148 in Israel in 2012.

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Thanks to Ran from cartube.co.il I can now share with you the Full Year 2012 complete models ranking for Israel for the first time on BestSellingCarsBlog! Yep, that’s all 265 models sold in Israel, ranked one by one. You can see the original post about the Top 10 models and brands here. Outside the familiar Top 10, let’s salute the outstanding performance of the Toyota Yaris, up from outside the Top 80 to #13 with 3,728 sales and 1.8%, the Skoda Fabia up 38% to #15, Nissan Micra up 52% to #16, Kia Sportage up 29% to #23 and Suzuki Splash up 23% to #25.

The Chevrolet Sonic is up 107% to #33 in Israel in 2012.

The Mazda CX-5 is the best performing newcomer in 2012, landing directly at #30 with 2,090 units and 1% share, the Opel Astra is up 74% to #32 and the Chevrolet Sonic up 107% to #33 for its first full year in market. Further down, notice the Skoda Yeti up 81% to #34, Honda Jazz up 62% to #40, Hyundai Veloster at #50, Peugeot 508 at #54, Buick La Crosse at #80, Alfa Romeo Giulietta at #110, Chevrolet Savana at #123, Great Wall Steed at #132, MG 350 at #143, Cadillac SRX at #148 and Lancia Ypsilon at #163.

Previous post: Israel Full Year 2012: Ford Focus runaway leader

One year ago: Israel Full Year 2011: Toyota Corolla threatens Mazda3

Full year 2012 Top 265 All-models Ranking Table below.

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Ford Focus

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Not helped by a month of December down 25% year-on-year, the Israeli new car market is down 9% on a record 2011 this year to 204,939 registrations. The models ranking is completely reshuffled: after at least 7 consecutive years of reign of the Mazda3, the Ford Focus brilliantly become the top selling model in Israel this year with sales up a huge 151% to 15,792 units for a gargantuan 7.7% market share. The Toyota Corolla stays #2 but loses 29% to 8,138 sales and 4%.

Hyundai i35

The Hyundai i35 (aka Elantra) is up 135% and 17 spots to round up the podium thanks to 7,589 sales and 3.7%, and a third model more than doubles its sales vs. last year in the Top 10: the Kia Picanto is up 131% and 19 ranks to land in 5th place at 6,054 units and 3%. The Hyundai i20 is up 6% to #4, the Hyundai i25 (aka Accent) up 51% to #6, the Seat Ibiza up 35% to #7 and the Mazda3 down 7 spots and 55% to #8.

Kia Picanto

Brand-wise, Hyundai remains the most popular carmaker in the country and improves its market share to 15.4% thanks to 31,525 sales. It is now followed by Ford, up 83% and 6 spots to #2 at 20,101 units and 9.8% while Toyota rounds up the podium like last year at 9.8% also. Kia is up 23% to 9.4% share, Skoda up 5 ranks and 22% to #5 at 5.5% share but Mazda is down 4 ranks and 48% to #6 with 11,092 sales and 5.4%.

Full models ranking: Israel Full Year 2012: Now with Top 262 All-models ranking available!

Previous post: Israel September 2012: Toyota Corolla & Hyundai i35 pass Ford Focus

One year ago: Israel Full Year 2011: Toyota Corolla threatens Mazda3

Full Year 2012 Top 10 models and brands Ranking Tables below.

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Hyundai i35

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The Israeli new car market is down 10% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2012 at 160,623 registrations. The Ford Focus is still the most popular model in the country with 12,144 sales mainly thanks to the station wagon variant, ahead of the Toyota Corolla at 6,251 units and the Hyundai i35 (aka Elantra) at 5,835.

However this ranking is totally reshuffled in September: the Toyota Corolla takes the advantage over its two competitors is the most popular model in the country this month with 994 sales, followed by the Hyundai i35 at 746 units and the Ford Focus at 671. Other available figures are for the Mazda3 at 4,559 sales year-to-date, the Seat Ibiza at 4,503 and the Kia Picanto at 4,449. Brand-wise, Hyundai is in the lead by far with 24,582 units, followed by Ford (15,441), Toyota (15,012) and Kia (14,813). Notice Infiniti at #29 with 210 sales and Great Wall at #31 with 186.

Previous month: Israel 8 months 2012: Ford Focus, Toyota Corolla and Hyundai i35 up

Previous year: Israel Full Year 2011: Toyota Corolla threatens Mazda3

Full 9 months 2012 Top 40 brands Ranking Table below.

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Ford Focus

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Over the first 8 months of 2012, the Ford Focus is by far the favourite car in Israel with no less than 11,473 sales, the station wagon version accounting for 54% of this figure (enough to be #1 on its own). The Toyota Corolla holds the 2nd spot like in 2011 with 5,257 units, ahead of the Hyundai i35 (aka Elantra) at 5,089 sales, up from #20 in 2011. The Hyundai i20 is up 2 spots on its 2011 ranking to #4 with 4,648 units, followed by the Mazda3, leader in 2011, at #5 and 4,491 sales. The Hyundai i25 ranks #6 at 4,470 units, the Seat Ibiza is #7 with 4,283 sales and the Kia Picanto is #8 at 4,128 units. The Kia Rio and Skoda Octavia round up the Top 10.

Hyundai i35

Further down, notice the Renault Fluence at #11, the Skoda Fabia at #12 (vs. #26 in 2011), the Nissan Micra at #14 vs. #28, the Kia Sportage at #19 vs. #35, the Suzuki Splash at #22 vs. #34, the Chevrolet Sonic at #27 vs. #65, the Mazda CX-5 landing directly at #34, the Skoda Yeti at #36 vs. #64, the Peugeot 207 at #43 vs. #79, the Kia Soul at #49 vs. #72, the Peugeot 508 up to #53 and the Citroen C3 Picasso up to #77.

Previous post: Israel June 2012: Ford Focus and Hyundai i25 in command

Previous year: Israel Full Year 2011: Toyota Corolla threatens Mazda3

Full 8 months 2012 Top 100 Ranking Table below.

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Hyundai i25

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The Israeli new car market is down 16% year-on-year in June to 18,265 registrations. Unfortunately I am not able to give you as much models ranking detail as for the previous months but there is still quite a lot of info available. Brand-wise, Hyundai is far above the rest of the pack with 3,118 sales and 17.3% share, ahead of Toyota at 1,750 units and 9.6% and Mazda, back from the dead (it was #7 in April) up to third place with 1,617 sales and 8.9%.

Ford comes 4th, up 117% year-on-year to 1,556 units and 8.5% and places the Focus in pole position of the models ranking again with 1,216 sales and an impressive 6.7% share. Hyundai’s domination is translated by the presence of 3 models in the Israeli June 2012 Top 4! The Hyundai i25 (aka Accent) ranks #2 followed by the i35 (aka Elantra) and the i30… The Toyota Corolla takes the 5th place.

Previous post: Israel April 2012: Ford Focus clear leader, Hyundai i35 #2

Previous year: Israel Full Year 2011: Toyota Corolla threatens Mazda3

Full June Top 20 Brands and Top 5 Models Ranking Tables below.

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Hyundai i35

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New car sales in Israel are down 15% to 14,401 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 73,525 units, down 8% on 2011. Hyundai confirms it is Israelis’ favourite brand, selling 11,535 cars over 4 months, while Ford sales are up 149% to #2, Kia is up 44% to #3 and Mazda is down 59% to #7. In April the Ford Focus dominates the models ranking head and shoulders again at 1,138 units and 7.9%, it is #1 year-to-date as well with 6,116 sales and 8.3%, more than double the #2!

Kia Picanto

The Hyundai i35 (aka Elantra) is up to #2 this month at 646 units and 4,5% and up to #3 year-to-date (vs.#20 in 2011) with 2,509 sales and 3.4% behind the Seat Ibiza, #3 in April, at 2,743 units and 3.7%. Excellent month for the Kia Picanto up to #4 at 4.1% share followed by the Kia Rio at 3.7%.

Nissan Juke

The Hyundai i25 stays #7 and is now #4 year-to-date vs.#15 in 2011, the Nissan Juke breaks into the Israeli Top 10 at #10 with 309 sales and 2.1%, the Mazda3 falls deeper down the ladder to #15 and is now #9 year-to-date vs.#1 in 2011 and the Kia Sportage confirms it now belongs in the Israeli Top 20 at #16.

Previous month: Israel March 2012: Ford Focus confirms clear leadership

Full April 2012 Top 20 Ranking Table below.

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