BYD is bringing one other SUV to Australia because it rolls out 4 electrical automobiles over the following 12 months.

The unspecified SUV will be a part of the beforehand confirmed ute, in addition to the Dolphin hatchback – now Australia’s least expensive EV – and the Seal sedan.

Deliveries of the Dolphin will start within the fourth quarter of this yr, and BYD’s native distributor EVDirect says the Seal will come quickly however didn’t verify particular launch timing.

“We’re excited to be bringing the kinds of vehicles Australians need,” Luke Todd, CEO of BYD’s native distributor EVDirect, advised CarExpert.

It’s unclear which SUV BYD will convey to Australia. It might be the Sea Lion, reported in Chinese language media as BYD’s upcoming Tesla Mannequin Y rival.

It is going to reportedly use the identical e-platform 3.0 underpinning fashions just like the Seal, Dolphin and Atto 3, and prototypes have already been spied testing in China.

It might be a part of BYD’s Ocean Sequence of automobiles, which incorporates fashions just like the Dolphin, Seal and Seagull gentle automobile.

Alternatively, BYD has electrical SUVs in its Dynasty Sequence, together with the Tang and Tune, nevertheless these journey on older underpinnings.

BYD’s native distributor has already confirmed a “muscle ute” for Australia, which has been spied sporting BYD badges however which may fall below the newly fashioned Fang Cheng Bao model in China.

This model’s first automobile, at the moment known as the SF, has already been teased by BYD in China as a extra premium, Land Rover Defender-inspired automobile. It’s unclear whether or not this might be a part of the upcoming ute in Australia.

The upcoming ute, as-yet unnamed, will likely be out there with each plug-in hybrid and electrical powertrains.

In accordance with the corporate’s Australian distributor, the plan is for BYD to attain 50,000 annual gross sales right here over the following few years, supported by an growth of its EV line-up – together with sports activities sedans and utes.

This equates to about 5 per cent market share which, based mostly on 2022’s gross sales figures, would place BYD properly inside the highest 10 manufacturers listing alongside fellow Chinese language carmaker MG (49,582), and forward of better-known marques akin to Subaru, Volkswagen and Nissan.

BYD’s first automobile bought at correct scale in Australia was the Atto 3 SUV, which has racked up 4664 deliveries this yr for 14.5 per cent EV market share. It even outsold the Tesla Mannequin 3 in Might.

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