Knowledge of the past and its analysis help to look confidently into the future. Even though the Israeli automotive market ended 2022 with a 7.8% drop in new car shipments, the share of electric vehicles in total sales exceeded 10% for the first time. We hope that this positive trend will continue in 2023. Rememberin...
The Israeli automotive market ended 2022 with a 7.8% drop in new car supply, but the share of electric vehicles exceeded 10% for the first time. We can safely say that electric vehicles and Chinese cars were especially popular in Israel in 2022. According to the Automobile Importers Association, 268,145 new cars wer...
Kia Motors Corporation is the oldest South Korean automotive company established in 1944. First, it was engaged in the production of bicycles and motorcycles, making them manually. The name KIA means ‘Asia rises in the whole world’ or, to be more exact, ‘Rise in the world from Asia’. And they really did! Today the KI...
According to the results of 2022, Geely together with its sub-brand Geometry has become Israel’s best-selling electric vehicle brand: the Geely Geometry C was bought by 6,816 Israelis. Moreover, the electric crossover hatchback has become one of the top 10 most popular cars on our market. We love this model for th...
Audi promises lower prices for its SUVs in early March. The promotion called ‘Q DAYS’ will last from March 1 to March 3, 2023. The sale will cover the Q SUV model range, which has big discounts from 12,000 to 28,000 shekels. Therefore, if for some reason you have been putting off buying a new SUV, it is time to tak...
As spring blossoms, Dacia unveils the exciting new Extreme edition, making its appearance across the Dacia Duster crossover, Sandero Stepway hatchback, and Jogger station wagon lineups. The Dacia Spring electric crossover already has its own "extreme" version. Tailored for off-road aficionados, the Extreme editio...
The Ford Explorer, the former mid-size SUV, has turned into a full-size SUV, which is currently available in Israel. But in the very near future, the tireless ‘Explorer’ will become compact and electric! The new Ford Explorer EV is developed by the German division of Ford for Europe. Surprisingly, the electric SU...
The Volkswagen ID.4 GTX is a sports version of the Volkswagen ID.4 with all-wheel drive and two electric motors, produced from April 2021. At the premiere, held at the Tempelhof Airport in Berlin, the ID.4 GTX effortlessly climbed a ramp at an incline of 37.5%. This was done in order to underline the capabilitie...
On March 15, 2023, Volkswagen introduced the concept of the future mass-produced electric car. The idea is in the ID. 2all name itself, which means ‘ID. to all’. The Volkswagen ID. 2all is designed to show what the future ‘people’s’ electric car will be like, which is expected to appear no earlier than 2025. Perhap...
When a smartphone maker decides to build a car, the result is a ‘smart’ electric SUV. This is the first model by Aito to receive Huawei’s HarmonyOS Smart Cockpit. The “mobile living space” includes a “smart” driving system, network connectivity and cloud technology. Prices in China start at 39,000 dollars....
The Geely Galaxy L7 is a luxury mid-size SUV with a hybrid system. The first representative of the new Geely Galaxy family, presented in February 2023, differs from the usual models of the Chinese automaker: safety, practicality and fuel efficiency come first. It will enter the Chinese market in the second quarte...
The price is a topical issue that worries everyone who wants to have a personal vehicle, especially in Israel, where prices for new cars are usually higher than the European average. Hyundai remains the traditional leader of the Israeli market, not least due to the fact that it offers relatively cheap models: in 2023...
The Mercedes-Benz GLC is a popular mid-size Mercedes-Benz SUV. Introduced in 2015, it underwent a scheduled restyling in 2019. In June 2022, the manufacturer released the 2nd generation. However, one should not expect revolutionary solutions from it, as the SUV is even more popular than the Mercedes-Benz C-Class...
