Shake-up in the car market: Israel's leading brands

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According to Ice, a Chinese brand rose to first place in the deliveries table for the first 10 months of 2026, while Toyota and Hyundai lost ground. According to Ice, the Chinese manufacturer BYD overtook Tesla and BYD itself and everyone else who held a place at the top of electric vehicles. According to Bizportal, Xpeng delivered about 6,000 electric vehicles since the beginning of the year, Tesla grew by 36%, and BYD lost almost half of its electric deliveries.

According to Maariv, since the beginning of the year about 278 thousand vehicles were registered, an increase of 6.3% compared with last year, and the share of cars manufactured in China jumped to 47%. According to Channel 14, 2025 was a record year for deliveries with more than 293 thousand new vehicles, and about 35% of them arrived from China.