Price Index

Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric 612,900 AEDBMW 7 Series 750e 489,000 AEDZeekr 9X 369,900 AEDToyota Land Cruiser VX 329,000 SARLynk & Co 900 255,000 AEDLexus NX 350h 219,500 SARMercedes-Benz GLA 250 195,000 AEDBYD Seal Design 149,900 AEDJetour T2 1.5T 112,000 SARPorsche Cayenne Turbo Electric 612,900 AEDBMW 7 Series 750e 489,000 AEDZeekr 9X 369,900 AEDToyota Land Cruiser VX 329,000 SARLynk & Co 900 255,000 AEDLexus NX 350h 219,500 SARMercedes-Benz GLA 250 195,000 AEDBYD Seal Design 149,900 AEDJetour T2 1.5T 112,000 SAR

Thursday 1 October 2026 — 19 Rabi al-Thani 1448العربية

Last updated 09:42 Gulf time
Dubai desk

Breaking08:30BYD sales rise 17% in September as exports more than double

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Data report

Everything the Gulf Auto newsroom has published under “Data report” — reports, analysis and data tables, newest first.

37 stories

14:40

The Jeddah waterfront in Saudi Arabia

Data & Rankings

Saudi Arabia versus the UAE: two markets falling at the same rate and differing in everything else

A table comparing the size and direction of the two markets, how concentrated the lead is in each, and where Chinese marques sit.

1 October · 5 min read · 104K views

13:20

Umm Hurair Road near the Oud Metha district of Dubai

Data & Rankings

UAE best sellers: Jetour and BYD inside the top ten as the market falls 23%

Two tables covering the leading marques and models in the UAE market in August 2026, in a market totalling 160,210 vehicles for the year so far.

1 October · 5 min read · 77.4K views

13:05

A Jetour T2 sports utility vehicle

Data & Rankings

The Outlander tops UAE models with a 623% jump, and three Chinese models make the list

The Mitsubishi Outlander takes first place with an 8.9% share, while the Jetour T2, G700 and MG 3 appear among August’s best sellers.

1 October · 4 min read · 103K views

12:50

Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai

Data & Rankings

Toyota holds the UAE lead with a 21% share despite a 31% decline

The long-standing leader lost a third of its August sales while Mitsubishi rose 123% and Jetour and BYD entered the top five.

1 October · 4 min read · 210K views

08:10

An Emarat filling station at Masfut, west of Hatta in the UAE

Data & Rankings

Gulf fuel prices compared: more than double the difference in common grades

A table comparing petrol and diesel prices between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and why engine choices differ between the two markets.

1 October · 4 min read · 98K views

17:20

On the track at Bahrain International Circuit ahead of the 2024 Formula 1 race

Data & Rankings

The 2026 Gulf motorsport calendar: what ran and what was cancelled

A table covering Dakar, the Formula 1 rounds and the Porsche Carrera Cup, in a season in which the Gulf lost two stops and kept three.

30 September · 4 min read · 196K views

13:50

A Zeekr 9X sports utility vehicle

Data & Rankings

The most powerful in our database: four Chinese cars in the top five

The Zeekr 9X leads with up to 1,400hp and the Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric is second with 1,156 — and four of the top five are Chinese.

30 September · 5 min read · 96.6K views

16:10

An MG HS sports utility vehicle

Data & Rankings

The Chinese marque map in the Gulf: who distributes what, and where

A table linking ten Chinese marques to their distributors and markets, revealing the dominant pattern in how they enter the region.

29 September · 5 min read · 153K views

10:30

A Porsche Cayenne Coupé

Data & Rankings

Most and least expensive: Gulf Auto’s models ranked in dollars for comparison

From the Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric at $166,889 to the Jetour T2 at $29,867 — nine models ranked in a single currency.

29 September · 5 min read · 177K views

11:35

A Saudi-built Lucid Air photographed in Bahrain

Data & Rankings

Electric car adoption in the Gulf: the available indicators and what is missing

A table of what has actually been announced about charging and electric fleets in the region, identifying the gaps in the data.

28 September · 5 min read · 199K views

15:50

A self-driving vehicle fitted with sensors

Data & Rankings

Gulf robotaxis by the numbers: three operators and two cities

A table of operators, cities and the status of each service, in a region that reached commercial driverless operation ahead of most of the world.

27 September · 4 min read · 157K views

11:20

A Xiaomi SU7 electric car

Data & Rankings

China’s best sellers 2025: a small electric car leads and BYD places four models

The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV leads, the Geely Xingyuan jumps 772.6%, and Xiaomi puts two models on the list in its second year.

24 September · 6 min read · 167K views

07:45

Desert terrain at AlUla in Saudi Arabia

Data & Rankings

The Gulf car market in 2030: a model with three scenarios

1.74 million units in the base case, with the distance between the high and low cases equal to the Kuwaiti and Qatari markets combined. This report sets out the Gulf Auto model to 2030 with its assumptions in full.

24 September · 11 min read · 167K views

09:45

An electric vehicle charging station

Data & Rankings

Electrification passes 65% of Chinese sales: a monthly penetration table for 2026

From 38.6% in January to 65.2% in August — the fastest structural shift in any major car market, with penetration at Chinese marques alone reaching 80.1%.

22 September · 5 min read · 168K views

10:25

An electric vehicle charging station

Data & Rankings

Gulf charging networks by the numbers: targets against reality

A table bringing together the targets of E2GO, EVIQ, ADNOC and Dubai, and measuring the distance between what exists and what has been announced.

18 September · 4 min read · 195K views

14:10

A Toyota Land Cruiser of the J300 generation

Data & Rankings

World best sellers 2025: RAV4 and Corolla lead as the Model Y slips

A table of the nine best-selling models worldwide, with a note on where sources disagree about which actually holds first place.

16 September · 5 min read · 197K views

09:15

Umm Hurair Road near the Oud Metha district of Dubai

Data & Rankings

Salik in the cost-of-ownership calculation: what changed in 2026

Variable pricing and the new VAT charge make road tolls a fixed line in the daily Dubai driver’s budget.

15 September · 4 min read · 194K views

12:00

A Tesla Model Y at a motor show

Data & Rankings

China’s electric market shares in 2025: BYD commands 27.2% as Tesla slips to fifth

A table of the top ten marques’ shares in the world’s largest electric market, where BYD alone sells more than twice its nearest rivals.

14 September · 5 min read · 183K views

10:40

A Chery Tiggo 8 sports utility vehicle

Data & Rankings

Chinese marque sales in 2025 against their targets: who beat them and who stumbled

A table comparing ten Chinese marques’ sales with their announced targets — Leapmotor, XPeng and Xiaomi overshoot, while Great Wall reaches a third of its goal.

10 September · 6 min read · 164K views

11:30

A BYD Seal electric car at a motor show

Data & Rankings

Global automaker ranking 2025: three Chinese groups in the top ten

Toyota leads with 11.32 million vehicles, with BYD sixth, SAIC seventh and Geely ninth — the first time three Chinese groups have made the list together.

8 September · 6 min read · 87.4K views

07:50

Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, the E311, in the United Arab Emirates

Data & Rankings

The Gulf car market in 2026: 1.47 million units and $48.6bn

A market smaller than one large European country by volume, and a fifth above it in average unit price. This report measures the size, value and composition of the Gulf market, and unpacks what the word “Gulf” hides when used in the singular.

8 September · 11 min read · 150K views

08:20

Visitors around a car at the Dubai International Motor Show in 2015

Data & Rankings

Who buys cars in the Gulf? The 2026 buyer profile

Average age 37, average spend 112,000 dirhams, a new car every four years, two-thirds bought on finance. This report draws the Gulf new-car buyer in numbers, and unpacks the variation the averages hide.

18 August · 11 min read · 79.8K views

09:00

King Fahd Road in Riyadh

Data & Rankings

Saudi best sellers: Toyota keeps a third of the market, four Chinese marques in the top ten

A full table of the Kingdom’s ten best-selling marques in the first half of 2026, with their market shares in a market of about 410,000 vehicles.

14 August · 5 min read · 112K views

08:30

A street scene in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Data & Rankings

Saudi Arabia and the UAE: neighbouring markets that do not resemble each other

Larger volume in one, higher value in the other, an ownership cycle shorter by a year and a quarter, and double the electric share. A comparative anatomy of two markets routinely treated as one.

2 June · 10 min read · 184K views

08:45

A Changan Deepal S7 electric car

Data & Rankings

From 3% to 27%: the path of Chinese marques in the Gulf market

A share that quadrupled in seven years, and the fastest change in Gulf market composition since the Koreans arrived. This report measures the path, identifies who lost those points, and draws the one historical comparison that fits.

15 April · 11 min read · 160K views

09:05

A Jetour T2 sports utility vehicle

Data & Rankings

Thirty-eight points: how age divides the Gulf market for Chinese marques

Seventy-one per cent of under-35s place a Chinese marque among their serious options, against thirty-three per cent of over-50s. This report measures the widest age gap in the Gulf market and explains what it means.

10 March · 10 min read · 149K views

08:40

The road between Sharjah and Dubai

Data & Rankings

Twice the new market: anatomy of used cars in the Gulf

2.9 million transactions a year, a used-to-new ratio below the global average, and a re-export trade reaching Africa and Central Asia. This report reads the market whose figures are never published.

16 December · 10 min read · 130K views

09:50

Data & Rankings

A quarter of buyers: women in the Gulf car market

From under three per cent in Saudi Arabia before 2018 to twenty-one today. This report measures the fastest change in Gulf buyer composition in two decades and explains its effect on segments, equipment and showrooms.

23 September · 10 min read · 165K views

10:05

A Nissan GT-R on display at the 2007 Dubai Motor Show

Data & Rankings

What does the Gulf buyer actually want? Ranking the purchase criteria

In five years the weight of cabin technology jumped 24 points and performance fell 11. This report measures what settles the purchase decision in the Gulf today, and what removes a car from the list for good.

15 July · 10 min read · 123K views

09:20

A BMW 7 Series luxury saloon

Data & Rankings

The Germans in the Gulf: 8% of the cars and 19% of the money

Five German marques sell under a tenth of Gulf units and take a fifth of its value. This report unpacks the economics of the premium segment in the region and measures where Chinese competition begins to threaten it.

28 May · 10 min read · 121K views

09:40

Data & Rankings

Ninety-seven days: the Gulf car-buying journey from the start

Between the moment a buyer first thinks about a new car and the moment they take delivery lie 97 days on average, 41 of them spent on a screen before seeing a single showroom. This report tracks the journey stage by stage and measures where it is settled.

9 April · 11 min read · 171K views

08:25

A Nissan GT-R on display at the 2007 Dubai Motor Show

Markets & Prices

Average new-car prices in the Gulf: a climb, then a turn

The average rose 28% between 2020 and 2024 and has been falling since. This report unpacks both the climb and the turn, and shows why neither means what it appears to mean.

11 March · 9 min read · 212K views

08:35

Umm Hurair Road near the Oud Metha district of Dubai

Data & Rankings

Why does the Gulf buyer change cars every four years?

The ownership cycle is 3.6 years in the UAE, 5.6 in Oman and 7.2 in Western Europe. This report unpacks the reasons for the gap, measures what it actually costs, and identifies when fast replacement is sound rather than wasteful.

26 November · 10 min read · 207K views

09:10

A Jetour T2 sports utility vehicle

Data & Rankings

The hidden market: fleets and rental in the Gulf

A sixth of the Gulf market by volume, and an effect on marques far larger than that share. This report reads the fleet market: who buys, by what criteria, and why a fleet deal is double-edged for a new marque.

20 August · 10 min read · 171K views

08:15

A street scene in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Data & Rankings

How Gulf buyers pay: finance, instalments and the down payment

Sixty-three per cent of transactions run through finance, and the monthly payment has been roughly flat since 2019 despite rising prices. This report explains how the market absorbed higher prices by lengthening contracts, and what that means for buyers.

14 May · 10 min read · 255K views

09:30

Visitors around a car at the Dubai International Motor Show in 2015

Data & Rankings

Which month sells most? Seasonality in the Gulf car market

November sells nearly double July, and the final quarter alone is a third of the year. This report measures Gulf buying seasonality month by month, and explains why a dealer planning to a monthly average loses twice.

23 January · 9 min read · 255K views

10:40

A Nissan GT-R on display at the 2007 Dubai Motor Show

Data & Rankings

From four visits to one: how digital research changed the purchase

In 2015 a Gulf buyer visited showrooms four and a half times before buying. Today they visit 1.7 times. This report measures the shift and explains why fewer visits does not mean the showroom matters less.

17 October · 10 min read · 238K views