Israel May 2026: Chinese hold 46.4% of the market, Chery back to #1
Chery holds 12.5% of the Israeli market in May.
Thanks to our local partner cartube.co.il we can share with you today May results by brand for the Israeli market. Models data is a quarterly occurrence. This month sales are up 13.4% year-on-year to 29,456, tilting the year-to-date tally into positive territory at +0.9% to 143,983. Chery (+38.4%) overtakes Omoda Jaecoo (+55.4%) to lodge its first win since last December and the 5th overall (add July, August and September 2025). Kia (+29.1%) is also in great shape at #3, up three spots on April. In contrast Toyota (-22.9%) and Hyundai (-14%) suffer but still manage to round out the Top 5. The rest of the Top 10 models all post fantastic gains, with BYD (+174%) the most dynamic followed by Geely (+76.3%), Citroen (+70.1%), Skoda (+52.2%) and MG (+49.2%). All in all, Chinese carmakers account for 46.4% of the May market vs. 34.7% a year ago thanks to sales up 51.9%.
Previous month: Israel April 2026: Chinese at 47.3% share, Omoda Jaecoo hits record 15.5% share
One year ago: Israel May 2025: Chery and Jaecoo break all records
Full May 2026 Top 60 All brands ranking below.
Israel May 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-26 | % | /25 | Apr | 2026 1-5 | % | /24 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Chery | 3,689 | 12.5% | + 38.4% | 2 | 15,426 | 10.7% | + 69.6% | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Omoda Jaecoo | 3,424 | 11.6% | + 55.4% | 1 | 18,697 | 13.0% | + 158.1% | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Kia | 2,702 | 9.2% | + 29.1% | 6 | 12,816 | 8.9% | + 7.1% | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Toyota | 2,346 | 8.0% | – 22.9% | 3 | 14,826 | 10.3% | – 16.1% | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Hyundai | 2,223 | 7.5% | – 14.0% | 5 | 13,839 | 9.6% | – 24.3% | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Skoda | 2,114 | 7.2% | + 52.2% | 7 | 10,174 | 7.1% | – 4.8% | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | BYD | 1,948 | 6.6% | + 174.0% | 4 | 9,303 | 6.5% | + 91.2% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | MG | 1,441 | 4.9% | + 49.2% | 10 | 4,587 | 3.2% | – 5.1% | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Geely | 834 | 2.8% | + 76.3% | 8 | 2,923 | 2.0% | + 92.6% | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | Citroen | 677 | 2.3% | + 70.1% | 16 | 2,428 | 1.7% | + 12.9% | 10 | 16 |
| 11 | Xpeng | 591 | 2.0% | – 37.5% | 11 | 2,385 | 1.7% | – 34.7% | 11 | 13 |
| 12 | Nissan | 570 | 1.9% | + 161.5% | 26 | 2,016 | 1.4% | – 57.0% | 13 | 11 |
| 13 | BMW | 532 | 1.8% | + 47.8% | 22 | 1,629 | 1.1% | – 12.1% | 16 | 23 |
| 14 | Mitsubishi | 479 | 1.6% | + 3.0% | 12 | 2,372 | 1.6% | – 36.2% | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | GAC | 399 | 1.4% | new | 15 | 919 | 0.6% | new | 31 | 58 |
| 16 | Mazda | 363 | 1.2% | – 79.9% | 29 | 1,036 | 0.7% | – 83.5% | 29 | 9 |
| 17 | Zeekr | 300 | 1.0% | + 172.7% | 19 | 1,056 | 0.7% | + 8.6% | 28 | 29 |
| 18 | Lynk & Co | 280 | 1.0% | + 127.6% | 20 | 1,218 | 0.8% | – 21.7% | 25 | 21 |
| 19 | Suzuki | 275 | 0.9% | – 42.1% | 34 | 1,401 | 1.0% | – 44.5% | 19 | 15 |
| 20 | Lexus | 257 | 0.9% | + 15.8% | 17 | 1,293 | 0.9% | – 3.7% | 22 | 24 |
| 21 | Mercedes | 253 | 0.9% | + 64.3% | 13 | 1,358 | 0.9% | + 62.1% | 21 | 35 |
| 22 | Audi | 251 | 0.9% | – 6.0% | 25 | 1,280 | 0.9% | + 1.1% | 23 | 28 |
| 23 | Subaru | 250 | 0.8% | – 11.7% | 31 | 1,398 | 1.0% | – 43.2% | 20 | 18 |
| 24 | KGM | 233 | 0.8% | + 100.9% | 30 | 1,403 | 1.0% | + 33.1% | 18 | 30 |
| 25 | Dacia | 214 | 0.7% | + 146.0% | 33 | 976 | 0.7% | + 10.2% | 30 | 26 |
| 26 | Deepal | 209 | 0.7% | + 242.6% | 14 | 1,738 | 1.2% | + 395.2% | 15 | 27 |
| 27 | Peugeot | 206 | 0.7% | – 42.1% | 18 | 1,150 | 0.8% | – 37.6% | 27 | 22 |
| 28 | Volkswagen | 204 | 0.7% | – 14.3% | 21 | 1,230 | 0.9% | – 28.4% | 24 | 20 |
| 29 | Seat | 195 | 0.7% | – 64.9% | 9 | 1,501 | 1.0% | – 63.9% | 17 | 10 |
| 30 | Honda | 183 | 0.6% | + 490.3% | 52 | 330 | 0.2% | + 46.7% | 42 | 51 |
| 31 | Volvo | 157 | 0.5% | – 12.8% | 32 | 635 | 0.4% | – 45.3% | 35 | 32 |
| 32 | Opel | 156 | 0.5% | – 25.7% | 24 | 1,190 | 0.8% | + 63.5% | 26 | 36 |
| 33 | Leapmotor | 150 | 0.5% | + 85.2% | 27 | 815 | 0.6% | + 46.1% | 32 | 38 |
| 34 | Cupra | 136 | 0.5% | + 17.2% | 28 | 690 | 0.5% | – 17.9% | 34 | 34 |
| 35 | Fiat | 126 | 0.4% | + 231.6% | 49 | 341 | 0.2% | – 2.0% | 40 | 48 |
| 36 | Renault | 117 | 0.4% | – 15.8% | 23 | 813 | 0.6% | – 23.7% | 33 | 17 |
| 37 | Land Rover | 98 | 0.3% | + 27.3% | 38 | 406 | 0.3% | + 12.5% | 37 | 47 |
| 38 | Hongqi | 97 | 0.3% | + 16.9% | 41 | 358 | 0.2% | + 6.9% | 39 | 41 |
| 39 | Isuzu | 94 | 0.3% | – 59.8% | 35 | 624 | 0.4% | – 39.2% | 36 | 37 |
| 40 | Mini | 76 | 0.3% | + 55.1% | 46 | 233 | 0.2% | + 22.6% | 45 | 53 |
| 41 | AvatR | 60 | 0.2% | n/a | 56 | 273 | 0.2% | + 27200.0% | 44 | 60 |
| 42 | Maxus | 60 | 0.2% | – 3.2% | 45 | 157 | 0.1% | – 71.8% | 52 | 31 |
| 43 | Infiniti | 57 | 0.2% | n/a | 55 | 77 | 0.1% | n/a | 57 | 71 |
| 44 | Chevrolet | 56 | 0.2% | + 19.1% | 47 | 404 | 0.3% | – 9.4% | 38 | 39 |
| 45 | Ora | 52 | 0.2% | – 5.5% | 36 | 222 | 0.2% | + 9.4% | 47 | 56 |
| 46 | Voyah | 51 | 0.2% | + 27.5% | 40 | 191 | 0.1% | + 46.9% | 49 | 49 |
| 47 | IM Motors | 50 | 0.2% | new | 44 | 190 | 0.1% | new | 50 | 67 |
| 48 | Ford | 47 | 0.2% | – 30.9% | 37 | 281 | 0.2% | – 0.7% | 43 | 43 |
| 49 | Foton | 33 | 0.1% | – 62.9% | 39 | 332 | 0.2% | + 102.4% | 41 | 54 |
| 50 | Jeep | 33 | 0.1% | – 62.9% | 43 | 222 | 0.2% | – 53.8% | 46 | 44 |
| 51 | Genesis | 27 | 0.1% | – 18.2% | 51 | 175 | 0.1% | – 7.4% | 51 | 52 |
| 52 | Porsche | 22 | 0.1% | + 0.0% | 53 | 105 | 0.1% | – 0.9% | 56 | 59 |
| 53 | Cadillac | 19 | 0.1% | + 280.0% | 54 | 143 | 0.1% | + 581.0% | 53 | 61 |
| 54 | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 50 | 105 | 0.1% | – 46.2% | 55 | 55 |
| 55 | Tesla | 12 | 0.0% | – 97.4% | 42 | 1,843 | 1.3% | + 90.0% | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Smart | 8 | 0.0% | – 78.9% | 48 | 133 | 0.1% | – 66.9% | 54 | 40 |
| 57 | Ferrari | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 8 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 61 | 69 |
| 58 | Yudo | 3 | 0.0% | new | – | 16 | 0.0% | new | 59 | 63 |
| 59 | JAC | 2 | 0.0% | – 96.2% | – | 77 | 0.1% | – 70.5% | 58 | 45 |
| 60 | Alpine | 0 | 0.0% | new | 58 | 8 | 0.0% | new | 60 | 73 |
Source: cartube.co.il
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It’s interesting that Israel buys so many cars from an ally (China) of its biggest enemy (Iran).
So, when it comes to buying things, Israel doesn’t care about politics…
Interesting…