Chery’s Lepas brand has revealed its plan to sell five models in Australia by 2028, concentrating its efforts on the wildly popular SUV segment of the market with BEV and hybrid options in the pipeline.

The L6 electric SUV (pictured below) is the first cab off the rank in October or November. From there, Lepas will launch the L4 compact electric SUV in December, a PHEV version of the L6 next March, and a PHEV L4 next June.

Purple electric SUV parked on grass beside a wooden fence at sunset with trees in the background.
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The larger L8 plug-in hybrid (pictured below) is due in September 2027, with the even bigger L9 PHEV to come before the end of that year. Both the L8 and L9 will get electric versions in 2028, and the L2 small hatch should also arrive that year in hybrid and electric form.

Chery has already revealed specs for the L6 EV.  Differentiating itself from other Chery Group products through its bolder use of colour and “more emotional” styling, the Lepas L6 EV will feature a 65kWh LFP battery that can be DC fast charged from 30 to 80 per cent in as little as 22 minutes, although exact claimed times are yet to be confirmed. That battery powers a 160kW/275Nm e-motor on the front axle, and its WLTP-rated efficiency is 17.5kWh/100km.

Standard features include a long list of driver assist and safety features with seven airbags, autonomous emergency braking, lane departure prevention and remote parking assistance. Customers will also get 19-inch alloy wheels, a panoramic sunroof, heated and ventilated front seats and a powered tailgate.

The L4 shares the same battery and e-motor as the L6, but range is up to a claimed 450km. It comes in at roughly the same size as its Geely EX5 and BYD Atto 3 rivals at 4420mm long and 1817mm wide with a 2700mm wheelbase.

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Lepas’s L8 PHEV will run a turbo 1.5-litre four-pot petrol engine combined with an 18.4kWh lithium iron phosphate battery. It will make 205kW and 365Nm, with a claimed 90km of electric-only range.

The L9 flagship SUV hasn’t broken cover yet, and neither has the L2. The latter will compete against the Toyota Corolla and MG4, and while no specs are available, it will reportedly share some of its mechanicals with the company’s SUV range. 

Launching the L2 will make Lepas the first Chery offshoot to target Australia’s small-hatchback market. The brand will sell through an independent sales network of 40 dealers at first, but will also have access to some of Chery’s Australian infrastructure.