ŠKODA: THE BEST-SELLING

EUROPEAN CAR BRAND IN ISRAEL

ŠKODA AUTO HAS OPENED A SPIN-OFF OF THE ŠKODA AUTO DIGILAB IN TEL AVIV

>200 000
ŠKODA cars enjoy a long tradition in Israel; the brand
has been active in the region since the early 1990s.
ŠKODA AUTO has continually strengthened its market
position over recent years, currently ranking fourth

ŠKODA VEHICLES
among the most successful car brands in Israel.
ŠKODA AUTO is by far the most successful European
manufacturer in the Israeli market. The most popular
model in the brand’s range is the ŠKODA OCTAVIA. In 1991, the ŠKODA FAVORIT and ŠKODA FORMAN
became the Czech carmaker’s first models to be
exported to Israel. Since then, more than 200,000

>500
vehicles have been sold in the region.

TRANSPORT
START-UPS
In 2017, ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab and Champion Motors Ltd.,
an importer of the Czech automotive brand, founded
a spin-off of the ŠKODA AUTO Digilab in Tel Aviv. The focus
is on collaborating with start-ups of a certain level of maturity.
This involves identifying innovative projects early on and then
developing new business models for ŠKODA AUTO. Tel Aviv is
one of the world's leading start-up centres. In Israel there are
more than 500 new companies involved in the development
of modern transport systems.

ŠKODA AUTO IN ISRAEL – INCREASINGLY POPULAR FROM YEAR TO YEAR DID YOU KNOW…

23,400 In total, more than 250,000 vehicles were sold in Israel in 2017? ŠKODA
Total deliveries 20,400 cars are increasingly in demand in Israel. The brand is also popular with
of vehicles 17,800 companies; due to their reliability, ŠKODA vehicles are commonly used by
15,200 the police and as taxis.
14,400
12,900
The ŠKODA importer Champion Motors will soon be delivering the
10,300
ŠKODA models OCTAVIA and SUPERB to ministr ies and courts?

The purchase of a motor vehicle in Israel is burdened by one of the

highest taxes? Customers have to pay a tax of 83% of the purchase
price when buying a new car.
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
The petrol engines with automatic transmission are the most
ŠKODA CAR SALES HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED SINCE 2011.
popular drive combination? Thanks to much lower taxation, interest
in hybrid vehicles is growing.