Electric vehicle adoption continued to build pace across the region.
Sales in the UAE rose 18.6% in H1 2025, lifting EVs to account for a 7% share of new registrations within a total market of approximately 157,000 new vehicles in the first half of 2025, marking an 11% year-on-year increase.
In Saudi Arabia, EV sales climbed 33.5% to reach around 3% market share, driven by Lucid and Lexus, and reinforced by Saudi Vision 2030’s electrification agenda.
Source: mid-east.info