Record year for new vehicle registrations in Israel alongside a drop in imports

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According to the Tax Authority, about 290 thousand passenger vehicles were registered for traffic in 2025, a record number. According to Kikar HaShabbat, this is despite a 25% decline in imports. According to Israel Hayom, the number of registered vehicles rose by 8.4% compared with the previous year.

According to Israel Hayom, the advancing of imports at the end of 2024 led to sales from accumulated inventories, and, among other things, against the background of falling prices and the entry of cheap electric vehicles from China, the value of imports fell by 20.9%. According to Kikar HaShabbat, Chinese electric vehicles took over the market. According to Bizportal, many cars came from inventories accumulated at the end of 2024.