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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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Sales figures

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

22 stories

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

12:10

A Haval car showroom

Great Wall Motor falls 14% at home and bets on the Gulf

GWM recorded 114,944 vehicles in September, down 13.99% and its sharpest decline since January 2025, while its Haval marque keeps growing in Saudi Arabia.

1 October · 5 min read · 160K views

09:35

A Leapmotor C10

Leapmotor lifts deliveries 58.5% for a third month above 100,000 cars

Leapmotor delivered a record 105,656 vehicles in September, cementing its place among the fastest-growing Chinese marques this year.

1 October · 4 min read · 107K views

08:05

A Geely Galaxy car

September ranking: BYD leads while Zeekr and Leapmotor break their records

September 2026 data for sixteen Chinese manufacturers shows a market splitting into sharp risers and sharp fallers, with BYD on top at 463,561 vehicles.

1 October · 5 min read · 127K views

08:45

A Toyota Land Cruiser of the J300 generation

Toyota plans a $1.34 billion Argentina investment to build an electrified car

The project is the largest single investment in the Argentine car industry, according to the economy minister as reported by Reuters.

30 September · 5 min read · 170K views

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

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

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

18:30

King Fahd Road in Riyadh

Events & Launches

Jetour reveals the G700 TopFire in Riyadh ahead of its UAE arrival

The regional debut of the flagship’s highest trim took place in the Saudi capital, ahead of its UAE introduction through Elite Group Holding.

16 September · 4 min read · 194K 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

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 car meet at The Pavilion in Downtown Dubai

Events & Launches

Zeekr opens its redesigned flagship showroom on Sheikh Zayed Road

The new Dubai site has interactive ordering screens, two charging stations, two delivery bays and a hospitality lounge, in partnership with AWR Automotive.

11 September · 4 min read · 159K 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

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

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

14:30

A shopping mall in Dubai

Events & Launches

Omoda and Jaecoo open their seventh UAE showroom as sales pass a million

The new site is at Oasis Mall on Sheikh Zayed Road, and the two Chery marques passed one million cumulative vehicles in April 2026.

26 June · 4 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

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

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