Israel January 2026: Omoda-Jaecoo breaks all records
Omoda-Jaecoo holds a record 11.6% of the Israeli market in January.
According to data shared with us by our local partner cartube.co.il, new car sales in Israel are down -10.7% year-on-year in January to 41,618 units, however the year-ago comparison point was particularly high. Hyundai (-9.5%) is back to the #1 brand spot for the first time since February 2025, but the event of the month is in 2nd place: just one unit below, Omoda-Jaecoo (+157%) smashes its share record to 11.6%, with its previous best being 8.5% last May. This is also the carmaker’s highest ranking and volume. Toyota (-3.2%) and Kia (-11.5%) follow, while last month’s leader Chery (+55.7%) sports astounding growth at #5. Deepal (+412.9%), Citroen (+41.4%) and BYD (+27%) also impress below. All in all, Chinese manufacturers account for 37.6% share vs. 29.7% over the Full Year 2025.
Previous post: Israel Full Year 2025: Jaecoo 7 takes the lead, Chinese at 29.7% share, peak of 49.5% in September
One year ago: Israel January 2025: Jaecoo breaks into Top 10 in market up 24.8%
Full January 2026 Top 61 All brands ranking below.
Israel January 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jan-26 | % | /24 | Dec |
| 1 | Hyundai | 4,819 | 11.6% | – 9.5% | 12 |
| 2 | Omoda Jaecoo | 4,818 | 11.6% | + 157.0% | 11 |
| 3 | Toyota | 4,033 | 9.7% | – 3.2% | 2 |
| 4 | Kia | 4,016 | 9.6% | – 11.5% | 6 |
| 5 | Chery | 3,935 | 9.5% | + 55.7% | 1 |
| 6 | Skoda | 3,569 | 8.6% | – 8.2% | 8 |
| 7 | BYD | 2,474 | 5.9% | + 27.0% | 7 |
| 8 | MG | 1,034 | 2.5% | – 47.2% | 24 |
| 9 | Mitsubishi | 946 | 2.3% | – 42.8% | 27 |
| 10 | Citroen | 796 | 1.9% | + 41.4% | 19 |
| 11 | Deepal | 636 | 1.5% | + 412.9% | 10 |
| 12 | Suzuki | 600 | 1.4% | – 30.2% | 17 |
| 13 | KGM | 574 | 1.4% | + 23.4% | 31 |
| 14 | BMW | 510 | 1.2% | – 34.9% | 38 |
| 15 | Xpeng | 506 | 1.2% | – 43.8% | 21 |
| 16 | Mercedes | 499 | 1.2% | + 75.7% | 32 |
| 17 | Seat | 486 | 1.2% | – 73.4% | 22 |
| 18 | Subaru | 440 | 1.1% | – 61.1% | 23 |
| 19 | Geely | 423 | 1.0% | + 35.6% | 13 |
| 20 | Lynk & Co | 418 | 1.0% | – 50.8% | 25 |
| 21 | Audi | 417 | 1.0% | + 16.2% | 20 |
| 22 | Opel | 411 | 1.0% | + 270.3% | 39 |
| 23 | Peugeot | 377 | 0.9% | – 29.1% | 26 |
| 24 | Lexus | 365 | 0.9% | + 13.4% | 14 |
| 25 | Nissan | 365 | 0.9% | – 59.9% | 9 |
| 26 | Leapmotor | 355 | 0.9% | + 74.0% | 41 |
| 27 | Dacia | 347 | 0.8% | – 31.4% | 29 |
| 28 | Volkswagen | 331 | 0.8% | – 44.4% | 18 |
| 29 | Mazda | 303 | 0.7% | – 90.6% | 37 |
| 30 | Renault | 291 | 0.7% | – 22.8% | 5 |
| 31 | Zeekr | 250 | 0.6% | – 13.8% | 16 |
| 32 | Isuzu | 241 | 0.6% | – 19.9% | 30 |
| 33 | Volvo | 208 | 0.5% | – 39.7% | 33 |
| 34 | Dongfeng | 196 | 0.5% | + 28.9% | 4 |
| 35 | Cupra | 171 | 0.4% | – 60.2% | 28 |
| 36 | GAC | 142 | 0.3% | new | 35 |
| 37 | Foton | 132 | 0.3% | + 355.2% | 40 |
| 38 | Land Rover | 129 | 0.3% | + 14.2% | 45 |
| 39 | Chevrolet | 126 | 0.3% | – 3.8% | 15 |
| 40 | Hongqi | 96 | 0.2% | + 433.3% | 34 |
| 41 | Jeep | 79 | 0.2% | – 44.4% | 42 |
| 42 | Mini | 71 | 0.2% | + 61.4% | 44 |
| 43 | Honda | 67 | 0.2% | – 32.3% | 36 |
| 44 | Smart | 65 | 0.2% | – 62.9% | 51 |
| 45 | Voyah | 65 | 0.2% | + 66.7% | 49 |
| 46 | Genesis | 62 | 0.1% | – 21.5% | 50 |
| 47 | IM Motors | 62 | 0.1% | new | 56 |
| 48 | Ford | 60 | 0.1% | – 60.5% | 47 |
| 49 | Ora | 53 | 0.1% | – 23.2% | 54 |
| 50 | Porsche | 47 | 0.1% | + 0.0% | 55 |
| 51 | Fiat | 41 | 0.1% | – 74.5% | 48 |
| 52 | Alfa Romeo | 36 | 0.1% | + 89.5% | 52 |
| 53 | Cadillac | 34 | 0.1% | + 3300.0% | 53 |
| 54 | AvatR | 32 | 0.1% | new | 43 |
| 55 | Maxus | 31 | 0.1% | – 82.4% | 46 |
| 56 | Infiniti | 10 | 0.0% | n/a | – |
| 57 | JAC | 7 | 0.0% | – 87.0% | – |
| 58 | Bentley | 5 | 0.0% | + 66.7% | – |
| 59 | Ferrari | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | – |
| 60 | Alpine | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – |
| 61 | NIO | 1 | 0.0% | – 97.7% | – |
Source: cartube.co.il
