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There are only a few months left in the year, but there are still some important new vehicle launches planned for 2024.
That includes not only new and updated versions of existing nameplates, but also the arrival of new brands to the Australian market.
While new car launches can be subject to delays, this is our latest intel on what to expect to arrive this year and next. Each model is linked to our latest relevant content.
Let us know if you spot something missing!
Aion
- Electric hatch, SUV – 2025
Alfa Romeo
- Giulia Super Sport – fourth quarter of 2024
- Stelvio Super Sport – fourth quarter of 2024
- Junior – 2025
Audi
- Q4 e-tron – late 2024
- A1 40 TFSI update – first half of 2025
- Q2 update – first half of 2025
- A3, S3 and RS3 update – first half of 2025
- A5 and S5 – first half of 2025
- Q6 e-tron and SQ6 e-tron – first half of 2025
- A6 e-tron and S6 e-tron – first half of 2025
- Q7 45 TFSI – first half of 2025
- RSQ8 update – first half of 2025
- e-tron GT update – first half of 2025
- Q5 – late 2025
BMW
- 1 Series – fourth quarter of 2024
- 2 Series Coupe update – fourth quarter of 2024
- M2 update – fourth quarter of 2024
- 3 Series update – fourth quarter of 2024
- M3 update – fourth quarter of 2024
- M4 CS – fourth quarter of 2024
- 540d xDrive – fourth quarter of 2024
- M5 – fourth quarter of 2024
- X3 – first quarter of 2025
- 4 Series Gran Coupe update – TBD
BYD
- Shark plug-in hybrid ute – October 29
- Sealion 7 electric SUV – first quarter of 2025
Cadillac
- Lyriq – customer deliveries late 2024 or early 2025
Chery
- Tiggo 4 – October 2024
Cupra
- Born facelift – first half of 2025
- Born VZ – first half of 2025
- Formentor facelift – second quarter of 2025 (PHEVs mid-year)
- Leon facelift – second quarter of 2025 (PHEVs mid-year)
- Leon Sportstourer – mid-2025
- Terramar – first half of 2025
- Tavascan – first half of 2025
- Raval – expected in 2026
Deepal
- S07 – fourth quarter of 2024
Ford
- Transit Custom Sport – fourth quarter of 2024
- Tourneo – fourth quarter of 2024
- Everest Tremor – first quarter of 2025
- E-Transit Custom – first quarter of 2025
- F-150 facelift – first quarter of 2025
- Ranger PHEV – early 2025
- Puma EV – timing TBD
Foton
- Unspecified ute models – fourth quarter of 2024
- Unspecified van models – 2025
Geely
- EX5 – TBD
Genesis
- GV70 update – fourth quarter of 2024
- Electrified G80 – 2025
GMC
- Yukon Denali – second quarter of 2025
GWM
- Haval H6 GT PHEV – first quarter of 2025
- Cannon 2.4 diesel – first quarter of 2025
- Tank 300 2.4 diesel – first quarter of 2025
- Cannon Alpha PHEV – late first quarter or early second quarter of 2025
- Haval H6 facelift – second quarter of 2025
- Haval H7 – second quarter of 2025
- Tank 500 PHEV – 2025
- Ora Sport – under consideration
- Haval H9 – under consideration
- Tank 700 – under consideration
Hyundai
JAC
- T9 ute – November 2024
Jaecoo
- J7 – early 2025
Jeep
- Avenger – fourth quarter of 2024
- Gladiator update – 2025
- Recon – 2026
- Wagoneer S – 2026
Kia
- EV5 – October 2024
- EV6 facelift – first quarter of 2025
- EV6 GT facelift – first quarter of 2025
- K4 – first quarter of 2025
- EV3 – March-April 2025
- Tasman – expected in mid-2025
- EV9 GT – expected in 2025
Lamborghini
LDV
- D90 update – late 2024 or first quarter of 2025
- Deliver 7 diesel – October/November 2024
- New electric ute – expected first quarter of 2025
- MIFA 7 – TBD
- eDeliver 5 – TBD
Leapmotor
- C10 – November 2024
Lexus
- LBX Morizo – first half of 2025
Maserati
- Grecale Folgore EV – TBD
- GranTurismo Folgore EV – TBD
- GranCabrio Folgore EV – TBD
Mazda
- CX-70 – 2024
- CX-80 – 2024
- CX-90 PHEV – timing unconfirmed
Mercedes-Benz
- G 63 AMG update – fourth quarter of 2024
- G 580 with EQ Technology – early 2025
- AMG CLE 53 – 2025
- EQS update – timing unconfirmed
MG
- ZS hybrid – November 2024
- Cyberster – December 2024
- MG 7 – late 2024 or early 2025
- MG 5 update – late 2024 or early 2025
- ZS – first half of 2025
- Marvel R – expected first half of 2025
- S5 – expected first half of 2025
- HS hybrid and PHEV – expected mid-2025
- New three-row SUV – timing TBD
Mini
- Cooper five-door – fourth quarter of 2024
- Aceman – fourth quarter of 2024
- Convertible – first quarter of 2025
Mitsubishi
- Triton cab-chassis and club cab – expected late in the first half of 2025
- Outlander and Outlander PHEV facelift – expected mid-2025
Nissan
- Qashqai facelift – second half of 2024
- Ariya – second half of 2025
- Navara – 2026
- Patrol – orders open in late 2026, deliveries in 2027
- Leaf – by April 2027
Peugeot
- 3008 mild-hybrid – first quarter of 2025
- 2008 mild-hybrid – 2025
- 308 mild-hybrid – 2025
- 408 mild-hybrid – 2025
- 5008 mild-hybrid – 2025
- E-208 – TBD
- E-2008 update – TBD
- E-308 – TBD
- E-3008 – TBD
- E-408 – TBD
- E-5008 – TBD
Polestar
- Polestar 3 single-motor – first quarter of 2025
- Polestar 4 – November 2024
- Polestar 5 – 2025
- Polestar 6 – expected in 2026
Porsche
- Macan 4 and Turbo – fourth quarter of 2024
- Macan and Macan 4S – first quarter of 2025
- 911 update – first quarter of 2025
- 718 EV – TBC
Ram
- 1500 REV – timing unconfirmed
- 1500 update – timing unconfirmed
Range Rover
- Range Rover Electric – TBC
- Range Rover Sport EV – TBC
Renault
- Trafic E-Tech – early 2025
- Master E-Tech – late 2025
- Dacia Duster, Bigster – expected mid-2025
- Captur facelift – timing unconfirmed
- Renault 5 – under consideration
- Scenic E-Tech – under consideration
Skoda
- Scala update – September 2024
- Octavia update – November 2024
- Enyaq – December 2024
- Kodiaq – February 2025
- Octavia RS update – March 2025
- Superb – May 2025
- Kodiaq RS – July 2025
- Elroq – July 2025
Smart
- Smart #5 – late 2025
SsangYong
- Torres EVX – fourth quarter of 2024
Subaru
- Forester – 2025
Suzuki
- Vitara Hybrid – second quarter of 2025
- Fronx – second quarter of 2025
- S-Cross Hybrid – third quarter of 2025
Toyota
- Prado – late 2024
- Tundra – November 2024
- GR Yaris update – expected early 2025
Volkswagen
- ID.4 Pro and ID.5 GTX – December 2024
- ID. Buzz, ID. Buzz Cargo – December 2024
- Multivan – first quarter of 2025
- Tiguan – second quarter of 2025
- Golf update – second quarter of 2025
- Transporter – second quarter of 2025
- ID.5 Pro and ID.4 GTX – second half of 2025
- Caravelle – third quarter of 2025
- Tayron – late 2025
- Transporter and Caravelle PHEVs – second quarter of 2026
- T7 California – TBD
- ID.2 – “Beyond 2024”
- ID.3 – “Beyond 2024”
Volvo
- EX90 – 2025
- ES90 – late 2025
- XC90 update – first quarter of 2025
- EX30 Cross Country – timing unconfirmed
Xpeng
- G6 – October 2024
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With reporting from Jordan Mulach, Jack Quick and William Stopford.
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