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Chinese brand Chery to launch Omoda 5 PHEV in Australia

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Chery will be the next Chinese brand to attempt to disrupt the Australian auto market, with the car maker following established brands like MG and Great Wall – as well as newcomers like BYD – to our market with the Chery Omoda 5 PHEV. The post Chinese brand Chery to launch Omoda 5 PHEV in Australia appeared first on EV Central.

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2024 BYD Sealion 6 PHEV review: Is this the new Chinese medium SUV that knocks over the Toyota RAV4 hybrid?

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Firstly, it lands the Chinese maker in Australia’s biggest sales segment and, as a plug-in hybrid , it is BYD’s first ICE-powered , CO2-emitting vehicle to go on sale here following the launch of three BEVs since 2022 – the Atto 3 , Dolphin and Shark. litre four-cylinder petrol engine and an 18.3kWh BYD ‘Blade’ LFP battery.

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2024 BYD Shark revealed: Plug-in petrol dual-cab wants to decimate diesel

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The 2024 BYD Shark has been revealed without camouflage, with the plug-in petrol dual cab’s launch timing now officially revealed. The post 2024 BYD Shark revealed: Plug-in petrol dual-cab wants to decimate diesel appeared first on EV Central. It’s understood the BYD will offer the Shark with either a 1.5-litre

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Below $30,000! MG 2 coming in 2025 to shatter electric car price barrier

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Chinese-owned MG is hatching a cheaper sibling to its current all-electric MG 4 that will share tech but be priced from less than €20,000 ($33,000) when it makes its debut in 2025. In-car tech should match the larger MG 3 with a seven-inch digital instrument cluster combined with a large 10.25-inch Can the MG 2 go under $30,000?

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Jump for joy: New Leapmotor C16 could provide Aussie families with a cut-price seven seat battery-electric SUV

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First seen at the Beijing show in May, the C16 is available with both hybrid and battery-electric powertrains in its home Chinese market, with the cheapest electrified petrols priced there from just $31,000. But the tech is unlikely to be offered in Australia without a change of regulation. READ MORE: Confirmed!

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Beware Toyota HiLux, look out Ford Ranger! BYD reveals plug-in ute headed for Aussie sale soon

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Chinese car-making giant BYD has released its first official pictures of the all-new mid-size ute that will challenge the best-selling Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger when it lands in Australia later this year. BYD Ute in official spy shots. Combining a small 1.5-litre BYD Ute in official spy shots. metres long and 1.9 metres wide.

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2025 Leapmotor B10 – is this Australia’s cheapest electric SUV?

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Created to steal sales from compact SUVs like the Hyundai Kona Electric, Kia EV3 and cars like the Jeep Avenger, the new Leapmotor B10 slots into the Chinese brand’s EV line-up to sit above the T03 city car but below the C10 that launches in Australia next month and the flagship three-row C16 that might follow later.

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