KSA Auto Finance Market Outlook to 2026F

The report “KSA Auto Finance Market Outlook to 2026F– Driven by Women Entering the Market, Growing Private Entities and Initiatives by the Government” by Ken Research provides a comprehensive analysis of the potential of the Auto Finance Industry in KSA. The report also covers overview and genesis of the industry, market size in terms of credit disbursed and loan outstanding; market segmentation by types of lenders, by types of motor vehicle, growth enablers and drivers, challenges and bottlenecks, trends driving adoption trends; regulatory framework; end user analysis, industry analysis, competitive landscape including competition scenario, market shares of major players on the basis of number of players present across KSA. The report concludes with future market projections of each segmentation and analyst recommendations.

Detailed Analysis on the KSA Auto Finance Market:

KSA Auto Finance Market is in growing stage, being driven by banks and NBFCs and introduction of Fin-Tech companies and online personal loan aggregator platforms. The credit disbursed market fell and experienced a downfall due to factors like Covid outbreak and semiconductor chip shortage. Automotive sales were also affected by higher shipping costs in 2021 as prices of shipping containers container freight rates have risen steeply. Higher prices were shifted to the consumers leading to increase in credit disbursed. However, the market is recovering and registering a positive growth since 2021. Entry of women drivers in the market has led to an increase in the total cars sold and hence the credit disbursed in automotive sector.

KSA Auto Finance Market Segmentations:

By Type of Lenders: NBFCs, Bank and OEMs are main lenders in KSA. Captive financing was dominant in the Saudi market 10-15 years back, after which Banks and Finance Companies saw potential in the market and entered it. 

By Type of Vehicle Financed: The KSA Auto Finance market is largely dependent upon pricing, the used cars market space's pricing is almost close to the new car market space and hence people prefer financing new cars itself. It’s a trend in KSA to mostly buy new cars and change a car every 5 years.

By Tenure of New and Old Vehicles: Majorly auto loans are taken for a duration of 4-5 years. A popular product in KSA Auto Finance market is 50-50 product, with 50% paid upfront and the other 50% after 2 years with no interim installments taken. This covers around 10-12% of the market and reduces the average loan tenure.

By Type of Passenger Vehicle: Unlike South Asian countries where almost every household has a two-wheeler, in Saudi Arabia even the lowest income category commutes using a car. Two wheelers are used for the purpose of luxury. 

KSA Auto Finance Market Competition Scenario

KSA Auto Finance Market is moderately consolidated and has total 60-70 players with new private players making entry such as Fin-tech companies. The major players in the auto loan market include Al Rajhi and SNB followed by Emirates NBD, Banque Saudi Fransi. New banks that have entered the market include Al Jazira, Arab National Bank and Alinma. Companies are increasingly moving towards higher technological advancements to improve operational profits as well as customer experience.

Future Outlook for KSA Auto Finance Market

KSA Auto Finance Market is expected to grow with a positive CAGR during the future period 2021-2026F. The Vision 2030 project in KSA has massive plans for the economy targeting to improve employment figures that might aid the auto finance market as well. A lot of new construction activities are taking place like the Neom and Red Sea project which will increase demand for commercial vehicles and majorly HCVs. It is expected that the commercial vehicles demand/ production is going to rise till 2025, thereby positively affecting the market.

Key Topics Covered in the Report

• KSA Automotive Market Overview
• Landscape of Total Number of Cars in KSA Automotive Market, 2021-2024F
• KSA Automotive Finance Market Overview
• Ecosystem of KSA Auto Finance Market
• KSA Auto Finance Market Evolution and Business Cycle
• KSA Auto Finance Market Size, 2018-2021
• KSA Auto Finance Market Segmentation, 2021 (By Type of Vehicle Financed, By Tenure of New and Old Vehicles, By Type of Commercial Vehicle, Type of Lending Bank and By Type of Lenders)
• Industry Analysis of KSA Auto Finance Services
• Decision Making Parameter for Selecting Car Loan Vendor
• Trends and Developments in KSA Auto Finance Industry
• SWOT Analysis of KSA Auto Finance Industry
• Issues and Challenges in KSA Auto Finance Industry
• Government policies affecting the KSA Auto finance Industry
• Covid-19 Impact on the KSA Auto Finance Industry
• Competition Framework for KSA Auto Finance
• Future Outlook and Projections of the KSA Auto Finance Market, 2021-2026F
• Market Opportunities and Analyst Recommendations
• Analyst Recommendations
• Research Methodology