Utes dominate vehicles sales and push BYD past Tesla

Utes dominate vehicles sales and push BYD past Tesla

Australia's love affair with the ute has dominated new vehicle sales during June, but one hybrid model has...

Maju Motors reveals premium hybrid pickup, BYD Shark 6 - The Bruneian

Maju Motors Brunei has launched the all-new BYD Shark 6 during a grand public event recently at The Mall, Rizqun International Hotel Island, Gadong. The highly anticipated launch drew a large crowd eager to witness the arrival of BYD’s latest innovation, a premium Super Hybrid pickup that introduces a new benchmark for performance, technology and

BYD becomes the first Chinese brand with a top five sales result in Australia

BYD is celebrating a milestone in June 2025: it’s the first Chinese brand to crack a top five sales result in Australia, largely driven by the Shark 6 ute. The post BYD becomes the first Chinese brand with a top five sales result in Australia first appeared on WhichCar.

Utes lead the way as end of financial year deals drive 2025’s best new-car sales month yet

This post appeared first on Chasing Cars. Four utes filled June’s top five best-selling new vehicles, as the Australia market enjoyed a big bump from widespread end-of-financial-year deals. Industry body FCAI has reported 122,509 new-car registrations for last month, in what is historically the strongest month for showroom sales. The June total increases to 127,437 when adding Tesla and Polestar results, which are reportedly separately via the E…

BYD just did something no other Chinese brand has ever done in Australia

BYD was Australia's fifth best-selling auto brand in June, when the Shark 6 ute was also the nation's fifth best-selling model.

GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV gets cheaper, leaves no room for standard hybrid

The Cannon Alpha PHEV has launched in Australia, and with reduced prices from July 1, GWM has elected to remove the conventional hybrid model just 18 months after it arrived in local showrooms. The GWM Cannon Alpha Hybrid – Australia’s only full-hybrid, regular-sized ute to date that doesn’t require plugging in – has been axed in favour of the recently-launched plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model, which is discounted until September 30 to battle the BY…