EV Central

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Chinese mega-brand BYD’s Australian importer is planning to open up a new front in its ambitious campaign to top Aussie sales by launching into commercial vehicles. READ MORE: BYD Shark 6 vs Ford Ranger: Fresh PHEV challenger sizes up against traditional diesel ute hero READ MORE: Shark 6 is just the beginning! 2025 BYD ETP3.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The BYD Shark plug-in hybrid pickup truck is heading to Australia in October, ahead of its competitors from Ford and Great Wall Motor (GWM). The 2025 BYD Shark in Australia will follow a similar name as its sibling, the Sealion 6 in Australia. The post BYD Shark heading to Australia in October appeared first on TESLARATI.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

On the eve of its Australian relaunch, the Chinese auto maker Chery Automobile has revealed a massive rollout of 23 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The first battery electric Chery to arrive in Australia will be the Omoda 5 compact SUV in 2024. Obviously, we will introduce those new models to Australia in the coming years.”.

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EV Central

JUNE 17, 2024

BYD’s Australian importer has declared itself ready and able to withstand the pressure of more than a dozen new Chinese brands arriving in Australia keen to emulate its sales and steal its market share. Since then the Chinese brand has added the Dolphin mini-car , Seal sedan and Sealion plug-in hybrid medium SUV.

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EV Central

MAY 9, 2024

It’s shaping up to be a Geely-fest as Zeekr will go on-sale in Australia this year while Lynk & Co is also expected in 2025. All-up, by 2025, the brand says it will have four PHEVs and three EVs on sale in its home country. Geely Galaxy E5 interior. Geely Galaxy also offers the E8 and L6 sedans in China.

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EV Central

JUNE 1, 2024

This Chinese luxury 4×4 weighs in at a morbidly obese 3110kg, is longer than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, and, thanks to its twin-turbo V6 petrol/electric motor combo, delivers a beastly 386kW and 800Nm. China’s GWM set to launch raft of PHEV Haval, Tank and Cannon models in Australia. READ MORE: Give us a plug!

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EV Central

MAY 15, 2024

The Sealion 6 is the first ICE -powered and CO2-emitting vehicle to be sold by the Chinese brand in Australia and is expected to be its top seller. China’s plug-in hybrid ute set to maul the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux – and it’s coming to Australia! “At the moment the EV segment is nine per cent of sales in Australia.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

seconds, while the big battery provides for a Chinese CLTC-verified 630km range. When the Z9 GT rocks up it’s thought the EN and PHEV might be offered in Pre and Max trim, with the PHEV getting an exclusive Ultra model grade. The Z9 GT PHEV, meanwhile, it priced from 334,800-414,800 yuan ($A68,000-$A84,000).

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The ambitious Chinese Chery brand will launch its first electric vehicle in Australia when the Omoda E5 SUV arrives mid-year. Chery withdrew from Australia after an unsuccessful partnership with importer Ateco Automotive between 2011 and 2016 and relaunched with the Omoda 5 in early 2023. The two SUVs are both ICE-powered.

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EV Central

APRIL 15, 2024

BYD in Australia has repeatedly says it doesn’t fear the established ute heavyweights, and that it is aiming for best-in-class status in Australia, and now we get our first look at the dual-cab the brand is pinning its hopes on after it was captured by Canal Carros.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The latest update to one of BYD’s most long-standing names, the Tang SUV, is a strong candidate to be the seven-seat SUV coming to Australia. Seven seat electric SUVs are rare in Australia, with the expensive Kia EV9 and Mercedes-Benz EQB and EQS prominent among them. PHEV system. 2025 BYD Tang DM-i. 2025 BYD Tang DM-i.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

GWM Australia has announced it has pulled the trigger on a raft of all-new vehicles to arrive in 2025 including at least two new advanced plug-in hybrids. The H6 SUV will be updated and arrive in quarter two with a hybrid option and almost certainly a PHEV as well. READ MORE: Hybrid SUV price attack! It’s also due in Q2.

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EV Central

APRIL 18, 2024

A family of brutal 4x4s including a Toyota LandCruiser rival along with a radical supercar have been added to Chinese electrified mega-brand BYD’s rapidly expanding new vehicle armoury and are wanted in Australia. When it arrives the Bao 3 will be priced from around 200,000 Chinese Yuan which equates to around $43,000 in our money.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Well you’re in luck, my friend, for not only are we getting the Ford Ranger and BYD Shark utes in PHEV form in a couple of months, GWM has locked in a plug-in version of its Cannon Alpha pickup for Australia, complete with 110km of EV range. 2024 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV. 2024 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV.

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EV Central

APRIL 25, 2024

The original Mazda6 launched in Australia in 2002 and the current third generation in 2012, with a significant update in 2018. The Mazda6 is currently offered for sale in Australia only with ICE powertrains. The EZ-6 has been developed by Mazda and Chinese partner Chongqing Changan’s joint-venture Changan Mazda Automobile Corporation.

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Teslarati

MAY 8, 2024

Chinese automaker BYD plans to debut its new energy pickup truck, Shark, in Mexico this month. The Chinese automaker was initially rumored to unveil it at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2024. The Chinese automaker has been reportedly looking at sites in the area for an electric vehicle manufacturing plant.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The slow-selling BYD Dolphin electric hatchback appears set for a further price dive and equipment upgrade, while the prospects of its even smaller relation the Dolphin Mini coming to Australia are diminishing. He even left the door open for the Dolphin to be the first new EV in Australia priced under $30,000: “We are looking at everything.”

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EV Central

MAY 15, 2024

The expansion by BYD in Australia from pure electric vehicles into CO2-emitting internal combustion engined plug-ins led by the Sealion 6 SUV will not trigger a major backlash from the Chinese company’s growing band of existing EV owners or put off potential EV buyers. We are looking for volume absolutely.” 2024 BYD Shark.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. READ MORE: Every new electric car coming to Australia in 2022. Abarth Nuova 500e – high-performance version of the electric Fiat 500 promises pocket rocket thrills, and it’s due in Australia late in 2023.

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EV Central

JULY 14, 2024

Prices and full specification for the Australia market have yet to be disclosed, but it’s been predicted all models will be subject to a price rise of a least a couple of grand, that means we expect the new mid-size MG HS to be priced from around $35,000 drive-away. The post First look at Australia-bound 2024 MG HS!

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EV Central

OCTOBER 30, 2023

BYD says it respects, but doesn’t fear, dual-cab stalwarts like the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger as the Chinese brand readies its “best-in-class” ute for launch in Australia. And it’s not a hybrid as you know them,” he says. The U8 pairs a 2.0-litre

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EV Central

AUGUST 16, 2024

The 2025 BYD Seal gets minor design updates but big changes beneath the skin Set to arrive in Australia late in 2024 or early 2025 the overhauled BYD Seal utilises the current car’s e-Platform 3.0 The Chinese brand says its Seal is now capable of travelling in its semi-autonomous mode at both high speeds and in urban environments.

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Teslarati

APRIL 22, 2024

The Chinese automaker revealed a few details about its first pickup truck to pique people’s interest before the unveiling. Pictures from the tests conducted in Mexico hint that the BYD Shark will go to right-hand-drive markets first, like Australia and South Africa.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

Due in the second quarter, the BYD Seal U is available globally as a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) and a fully electric model. While the ute will be sold around the world, it has been undergoing extensive testing and development in Australia with the aim of preparing it for some of the world’s harshest and most challenging conditions.

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EV Central

AUGUST 5, 2024

MG Australia has introduced a market-leading 10-year/250,000km warranty across its line-up that includes the all-electric MG4 and MG ZS EV. It’s an aggressive move sure to bolster consumer confidence in the Chinese MG brand, and raise eyebrows amongst its low-price competitors. “We are listening to our customers. .

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Baua Electric

JULY 15, 2024

The Chinese EV maker has already said it’s not planning to launch passenger cars in the States, so what’s BYD’s new Shark pickup truck doing in the US? BYD officially launched the Shark , a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) electric pickup, in Mexico in May. For one, it could be an automaker (like Ford or GM) benchmarking the PHEV pickup.

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EV Central

MAY 13, 2024

Originally, the Seal U was going to be the nameplate here for the plug-in hybrid mid-size SUV rival for the Toyota RAV4 hybrid and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. It is known in China as the Song Plus where it is sold as an EV and PHEV and where it will soon be replaced by a new generation. 2024 BYD Sea LIon 7.

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EV Central

JULY 29, 2024

Currently, in Australia the vehicles with the very longest estimated driving range include the soon-to-be-discontinued Toyota Prado 150-Series, which can cover up to 1890 kilometres on a single tank of diesel – not because of any advanced tech but because the Japanese 4×4 comes with a huge 150 litre tank.

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EV Central

APRIL 21, 2024

BYD has outlined a stunningly ambitious new model roll-out and sales growth plan in Australia. Essentially, the Chinese electrified vehicle specialist wants double sales each year to reach 100,000 sales per annum in 2026 in Australia on the back of up to five new model launches each year. READ MORE: Wanted for Australia!

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The 2025 BYD Shark 6 is now just weeks away from launching in Australia, when it will become the first plug-in hybrid ute available in our market when it’s goes on sale next month on October 29. Question marks still hang over the pricing for the BYD Shark 6 PHEV but previous reports suggest it will cost around $60,000.

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EV Central

APRIL 11, 2024

Australia finally gets a petrol-electric hybrid 4×4 dual-cab ute mid-year when the GWM Cannon Alpha launches. The Chinese plugless series/parallel hybrid will boast more torque than the Ford Ranger Raptor super-ute and – crucially – a full 3500kg braked towing capacity. The post Electrified utes get serious in Australia!

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EV Central

MAY 14, 2024

The 2024 BYD Shark has been launched at an event in Mexico City, with full details released on how the Chinese car giant plans to beat the likes of the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and Isuzu D-MAX. READ MORE: 2025 Jeep Gladiator 4xe plug-in hybrid incoming: BYD Shark and Ford Ranger PHEV rival confirmed EVs in demand!

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The Tesla Model Y now has a direct rival from Chinese challenger BYD. Much else we don’t know about the Sea Lion 07 as yet, including whether it will come to Australia. According to Chinese media reports, the Sea Lion 07 includes Cell to Body battery integration, reducing the pack’s impact on interior vertical space by 10mm.

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EV Central

MARCH 25, 2023

READ MORE: The electric year ahead: every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: Complete guide to rebates, discounts and incentives when buying an EV in Australia The e-2008 is the second BEV to be confirmed by Peugeot for Australian sale, following on from the e-Partner Van that launches in the second half of 2023.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

And the small SUV PHEV is also the starting point for the company’s five-year ‘Zero to Zero’ plan. First deliveries of Tonale PHEV will reach European markets very early next year, but it won’t reach Australia until the fourth quarter of 2023. These never made it to Australia. Background check.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 16, 2024

BYD might still be chasing down Tesla in Australia in terms of sales, but it seems the Chinese brand is already equal with (if not ahead of) its American rival when it comes to making big, bold Musk-like promises that don’t always come true. Maybe its Chinese origins will put some of them off. 2025 BYD Shark 6 Premium.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 18, 2022

To be distributed in Australia by independent BLK Auto, JAC has already commenced sales here with the N55EV electric van and will follow with the turbo diesel T9 Hunter dual cab ute in mid-2023. We will be bringing [to Australia] whatever vehicles go through the R&D centre for mature markets,” he added. 2023 JAC T9 Hunter pick-up.

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