BMI holds a cautiously optimistic stance on the outlook for Israeli new vehicle sales as we enter 2014. The past year has been fairly positive for new passenger car sales, which were up by 4% as of end-October 2013 (most recent data available as this report was being compiled), at 184,305 units, according to figures from the Israeli Vehicle Importers Association (IVIA).

BMI Industry View 7

SWOT 9

Political SWOT 11

Economic SWOT 12

Business Environment SWOT 13

Industry Forecast 14

Sales 14

      Table: Israel- Auto Sales, 2010-2017 14

      Table: Table: Automotive Fleet - Historical Data & Forecasts, 2010-2017 17

Passenger Cars 18

      Table: Top 10 Best-Selling Brands, Jan-Oct 2013 19

Commercial Vehicles 19

Suppliers 21

Electric Vehicles 23

Macroeconomic Forecasts 24

Economic Analysis 24

      Table: Israel - Economic Activity 29

Industry Risk Reward Ratings 30

Middle East and North Africa - Risk/Reward Ratings 30

      Table: BMI Industry Risk/Reward Ratings - Middle East And North Africa Autos 32

Company Profile 33

Colmobil Group 33

Delek Motors 35

Company Monitor - BMW 37

Regional Overview 39

Middle East And North Africa Overview 39

      Table: Middle East And North Africa Autos Production Investments 39

Global Industry Overview 41

Demographic Forecast 45

      Table: Israel's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 ('000) 46

      Table: Israel's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 (% of total) 47

      Table: Israel's Key Population Ratios, 1990-2020 48

      Table: Israel's Rural/Urban Population Split, 1990-2020 48

Methodology 49

Industry Forecasts 49

Sector-Specific Methodology 50

Sources 50

Risk/Reward Ratings Methodology 51

      Table: Automotive Risk/Reward Ratings Indicators And Weighting Of Indicators 52

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