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

Tag archive

Dealers & showrooms

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

20 stories

11:15

A Changan Deepal S7 electric car

Huawei’s alliance falls 29% even as the smart driving race intensifies

The HIMA alliance posted the sharpest decline among September’s manufacturers at 29.15%, in a market where smart driving systems have moved from a differentiator to standard equipment.

1 October · 5 min read · 134K views

10:20

A Xiaomi SU7 electric car

Xiaomi passes 40,000 cars in September and prepares for Europe in 2027

Xiaomi exceeded 40,000 deliveries in September to reach 286,475 for the year so far, about 52% of its 550,000 annual target.

1 October · 5 min read · 76.7K views

08:20

Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi

Gulf capital in Formula 1: a presence wider than the number of races

Aramco, Qatar Airways, Etihad and Mumtalakat — the region lost two of three rounds on the 2026 calendar, but its share of the sport’s economy did not shrink.

30 September · 5 min read · 163K views

10:00

An MG HS sports utility vehicle

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.

26 September · 7 min read · 98.8K views

13:40

Yas Island in Abu Dhabi from the air

Race week in Abu Dhabi: what the season finale moves beyond the circuit

Hotels, aviation, entertainment and commercial launches — why the December week on Yas Island is the heaviest of the year in the regional motoring calendar.

25 September · 5 min read · 127K views

11:30

The Jeddah waterfront in Saudi Arabia

Jeddah Corniche: the fastest street circuit on the calendar is absent from 2026

6.174km, 27 corners and the highest average speed of any street circuit — a profile of the track that left this year’s calendar with no replacement round.

24 September · 5 min read · 142K views

10:10

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.

22 September · 6 min read · 91.4K views

15:15

A Geely Galaxy car

Exports drive growth: SAIC and BYD each pass a million vehicles outside China

SAIC’s international sales reached 1.071 million and BYD’s exports 1.05 million, up 145% — two figures that explain what is happening in Gulf showrooms.

19 September · 5 min read · 190K views

15:40

A Haval car showroom

Haval and Tank lead GWM’s Gulf range, with Ora and Wey on the way

The group is widening its regional line-up with the Haval V7 and Tank 300, the Haval H10 to come, and the Ora and Wey marques preparing to enter the region.

15 September · 5 min read · 211K views

12:40

The Riyadh skyline at night

BYD lifts its Saudi network to ten showrooms

Two new openings in Riyadh and Qassim take BYD’s network in the Kingdom to ten showrooms, having started with just three.

19 August · 4 min read · 217K 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

10:20

A Jetour T2 sports utility vehicle

Events & Launches

A UAE rental company adds more than 300 Jetour vehicles to its fleet

ART Elite Car Rental is expanding its fleet with Jetour models, the kind of deal that builds a marque’s presence in a way showrooms do not.

4 August · 4 min read · 119K views

09:50

An industrial and port area in Dubai

Events & Launches

AGMC lays the foundation stone for an integrated Geely facility at Ras Al Khor in Dubai

Geely’s UAE distributor has begun building a facility combining sales and aftersales, a sign of Chinese marques moving from showroom expansion to infrastructure investment.

2 July · 4 min read · 133K views

11:00

A main road in Dubai at night

Events & Launches

Great Wall Motor opens its largest showroom outside China on Sheikh Zayed Road

The new Dubai site displays more than ten models from Haval, Tank and Poer, opened by Saeed Juma Al Naboodah Group, the marque’s UAE distributor.

19 June · 4 min read · 179K views

11:30

A Jetour T2 sports utility vehicle

Events & Launches

Jetour launches its certified pre-owned programme in the UAE

Elite Group Holding is introducing Jetour Trusted Preowned, addressing the weakest point facing Chinese marques: resale value.

10 June · 4 min read · 160K 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

08:50

An industrial and port area in Dubai

One part, six weeks: anatomy of the Gulf parts supply chain

The Gulf parts and aftersales market is close to $9.4bn a year and growing faster than new-car sales. This report traces a part from the manufacturer’s warehouse to the service bay, and explains why a regional warehouse separates a marque that stays from one that leaves.

26 February · 10 min read · 142K views

07:55

A BMW Group production facility in Germany

Where does every dirham in your car’s price go?

Of every 120,000 dirhams you pay for a new car, only nine thousand reach the dealer. This report breaks the retail price into its seven lines and explains why Chinese competition works on one of them and not the others.

4 June · 10 min read · 220K 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