Israel March/Q1 2026: Jaecoo places 7, 5 and 8 in Top 10, Chinese at 38.3% share

The Jaecoo 5 is #1 in Israel in February and March.

According to our local partner cartube.co.il, 26,356 new light vehicles found a buyer in Israel in March, a -1.2% year-on-year drop. The Q1 volume is down -2% to to 95,188. Omoda Jaecoo (+235.7%) confirms the brands pole position it first hit last month with an improved and record 14.3% share. Toyota (-29.6%) and Hyundai (-30.4%) both freefall and complete the podium. Note Omoda Jaecoo (+205.1%) is also #1 over Q1 with over 2,000 units more than #2 Toyota (-13%). Kia (+22.2%) advances to #4 while Chery (+85.1%) surges YoY to round out the Top 5. The best performers in the Top 10 are Tesla (+281.2%) and BYD (+132.1%), with Geely (+42.6%) and MG (+9.6%) also outpacing the market. All in all, Chinese brands soar 90.3% to 38.3% share vs. 19.9% a year ago and represent 36.7% of the market over Q1.

Over in the models charts, as per every Quarter we now have access to each month in detail. The Jaecoo J7 (+17.7%) holds onto the top spot over Q1 and was #1 in January with almost 2,600 sales but dropped significantly in February and March. Instead, it’s it smaller sibling the new Jaecoo 5 that brilliantly took the lead in both February and March. Jaecoo also places the 8 at #7 over Q1. The Hyundai Kona (-8.7%) ranked #2 in January and February, a position it also holds over Q1. The Toyota Corolla Cross (+37.2%) was #3 in February and #2 in March, for a 4th place over Q1. The Chery Tiggo 7 Pro (+380.6%, #6 over Q1), Tiggo 8 Pro (+100.8%, #8) and Tiggo 4 Pro (+341.6%, #9) all post surreal gains.

Previous month: Israel February 2026: Omoda Jaecoo snaps first ever pole position

One year ago: Israel March/Q1 2025: Hyundai Kona and Jaecoo J7 best-sellers

Full March 2026 Top 63 All brands and Q1 2026 Top 277 All models below.