Israel Car Sales By Model : 2013

The Kia Picanto roared to the top of the charts

I don't recall any car market like this one. So many of the top models are from Japan and Korea I took the unprecedented step of separating them. Only one model with a US brand name and that took a 47% hit. European brands fare better, but still don't do that well.

By all accounts the Kia Picanto is a good little runabout. Number one though? Toyota must be miffed at missing out on top spot. The i30 had a good year as the Koreans take charge.

Rnk	Brand/Model	2013	2012	+/-
1	Kia Picanto	9,659	6,054	60%	Japan
2	Toyota Corolla	9,370	8,138	15%	14 Models
3	Ford Focus	8,393	15,792	-47%
4	Hyundai i30	8,017	4,486	79%	Korea
5	Hyundai i35	7,225	7,589	-5%	8 Models
6	Hyundai i20	6,421	6,458	-1%
7	Renault Fluence	5,700	4,296	33%	Europe
8	Hyundai i25	4,666	5,788	-19%	7 Models
9	Nissan Micra	4,202	3,415	23%
10	Kia Rio	4,200	4,652	-10%	USA
11	Toyota Yaris	4,165	3,728	12%	1 Model
12	Seat Ibiza	4,033	5,214	-23%
13	Suzuki SX4	3,970	2,732	45%
14	Skoda Octavia	3,961	3,752	6%
15	Honda Civic	3,459	3,200	8%
16	Nissan Juke	3,337	3,247	3%
17	Mazda 2	3,299	2,486	33%
18	Mitsubishi Outlander	3,239	669	384%
19	Opel Astra	3,191	1,991	60%
20	Mazda CX-5	3,139	2,090	50%
21	Kia Forte	3,017	3,618	-17%
22	Skoda Rapid	2,575	new
23	Suzuki Alto	2,410	2,082	16%
24	Hyundai ix35	2,368	2,311	2%
25	VW Golf	2,342	1,672	40%
26	Mazda 6	2,273	550	313%
27	Citroen Berlingo	2,244	1,697	32%
28	Suzuki Splash	2,140	2,320	-8%
29	Suzuki Swift	2,056	2,145	-4%
30	Nissan Qashqai	2,032	2,092	-3%

Data source: For more detail, please click here.

The Hyundai i30 up nearly 80%