Buying Guides

Practical guides to help with a buying decision, built on market data rather than impressions.

5 stories in this section

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Six questions before buying a Chinese car in the Gulf

Chinese marques are now a serious option in the region’s markets. These six questions separate a good deal from a decision that costs later.

Gulf Auto — editorial · 26 September · 7 min read

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A researcher’s guide: where car market figures come from and how to read them without being misled

Deliveries are not sales and sales are not registrations, and market share moves when the denominator moves. Six methodological distinctions that separate sound analysis from a recurring error.

Gulf Auto — data desk · 27 September · 7 min read

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Guide: electric or hybrid in Gulf heat? Five questions that settle it

Heat, long distances and charging patterns change the equation in the region from what it is in Europe — and these are the questions that decide it.

Gulf Auto — editorial · 24 September · 6 min read

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Guide: a checklist before buying from a marque new to the market

New marques are arriving in the Gulf at an unprecedented rate. This checklist separates a good offer from an uncalculated risk.

Gulf Auto — editorial · 22 September · 6 min read

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Guide: does your car actually need 98 octane?

The gap between grades in the Gulf is sometimes double. This guide sets out when the higher grade is a necessity and when it is spending without return.

Gulf Auto — editorial · 1 October · 5 min read

Six questions before buying a Chinese car in the Gulf

A researcher’s guide: where car market figures come from and how to read them without being misled

Guide: electric or hybrid in Gulf heat? Five questions that settle it

Guide: a checklist before buying from a marque new to the market

Guide: does your car actually need 98 octane?

The Gulf Auto briefing — 08:30 Gulf time