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

Market share

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

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09:20

A NIO ET5 electric car

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.

27 September · 7 min read · 209K views

10:15

A fuel station

Sustainable fuel in Formula 1: what it means for Gulf refineries

The 2026 rules mandate a 100% sustainable fuel that runs in a conventional combustion engine — and that single point is what makes this an industrial file rather than a sporting one.

23 September · 5 min read · 99.1K 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

09:50

An MG HS sports utility vehicle

Markets & Prices

Four Chinese marques in Saudi Arabia’s top ten with a 13.4% share

MG, Haval, Jetour and Changan entered the top ten in the first half of 2026 with a combined 13.4% share, in a market down 23.5% overall.

12 August · 5 min read · 196K 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

09:20

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