Chery and its sub brands engaged in a flurry of activity at the Everything Electric Sydney show with no less than seven debuts for the Australian market.

Demonstrating just how quickly it plans to expand in our market, the debuts from the company included the important new Stockman ute, its new iCaur brand as well as the public debut of the new Lepas brand.

Together with several new and upcoming models from Chery’s existing brands, the seven debuts underlined the sheer scale of the company’s Australian ambitions – and showed that Chery is far from finished expanding its local line-up. Here’s what Chery showed at the Everything Electric show…

Chery Stockman

Silver pickup truck on a showroom platform with a CHERY badge and Stockman plate, attendees in the background at an auto show.
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Due on sale in Australia around the end of 2026, the new Chery Stockman ute will be Australia’s first diesel plug-in hybrid ute. Using a new 2.5-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel plug-in hybrid, the Stockman will make a keen 350kW of power and 800Nm of torque, but will also be capable of travelling up to 100km on electric power alone.

In person, the Stockman is handsome and large, measuring 5450mm long, making it larger than the Toyota HiLux. The cabin quality is also solid, which we’ve come to expect from Chery products, with many soft touch materials and tight switchgear. Rear seat room is definitely larger than a HiLux and Ranger, and the tray is large too.

Updated E5

Front view of a white Chery E5 EV on a showroom display with a bright pink backdrop behind it.
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Only just confirmed for Australia, the updated Chery E5 electric small SUV is due to launch locally in the fourth quarter of 2026. Pricing is yet to be announced, though we aren’t expecting a major difference from the current model’s $36,990 driveaway price. The mechanicals of the E5 remain unchanged compared to the pre-updated model, so a 58.9kWh LFP battery with 430km of WLTP-rated range will continue.

Instead, the updated E5 ushers in a surprisingly large styling update with new front and rear styling, including angular new lighting units with especially sharp front daytime running lights (DRL). Inside is a new dashboard and centre console layout, which features a large 14.6-inch touchscreen, as well as a 12.3-inch digital driver’s display. Look out for the updated E5 in the fourth quarter of 2026.

iCaur V25

Front three-quarter view of a green, orange, and white pickup with racing livery, number 25, on display at an indoor car show
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Chery used Everything Electric Sydney to debut its new iCaur brand with the V25 as its first offering locally. Due to go on sale in Australia in early 2027, the iCaur V25 will reportedly offer full-electric and range-extender PHEV options, with the latter featuring a 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine.

The show car featured a lairy livery, something we aren’t expecting to see offered locally, but in person it’s larger than expected and looks larger than the GWM Tank 300. More details about the iCaur V25 will be revealed closer to its early 2027 Australian launch.

Omoda 4

Blue SUV on display at a car show with people gathered around, admiring it in a bright exhibition hall.
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So far, Omoda Australia only offers one product in Australia but that’s due to change in the first half of 2027 as it will add the small Omoda 4 and mid-size Omoda 7 SUVs to its line-up. Measuring around 4400mm long – just bigger than the Hyundai Kona – the Omoda 4 features both fully electric and hybrid drivetrains overseas, which is what we’re expecting of the local model as well.

In person, it’s a striking and handsome-looking thing, while its cabin quality also feels good in the flesh. Rear seat and boot space is also capacious for the segment, and we’re looking forward to seeing how Omoda will price it in our market.

Omoda 7

Front view of a light blue OMODA 7 SUV on a showroom floor, with a white SUV and a man in a suit in the background.
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Omoda also debuted the larger 7, which will compete with cars like the Toyota RAV4 and Hyundai Tucson. Closely related to the Jaecoo J7 SHS, the Omoda 7 features a plug-in hybrid drivetrain with an 18.3kWh battery that should give it around 80-100km of electric driving range.

The 7 is already on sale in markets such as the UK, where it’s priced from £29,915 (A$56,000 at current exchange rates) so we’re expecting it to be priced similarly sharply in Australia when it launches in 2027.

Lepas

Purple Lépas L6 EV on a showroom floor with other cars and a large 'Lepas' sign in the background.
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Chery also used Everything Electric to debut its new Lepas sub-brand to the Australian public, displaying its L6 EV and smaller L4 EV electric SUVs. The L6 EV will be the first model to be sold here, but Lepas plans a big expansion, including the L4 small SUV also shown at the show, due on sale locally in December. Plug-in hybrid versions of both will be sold, as well as a larger L8 sometime in 2027.

Chery has already revealed specs for the L6 EV, with a 65kWh LFP battery for a claimed WLTP range of 440km, while the L4 reportedly uses the same battery for a bit more range as it’s smaller. Australian pricing and standard equipment is yet to be announced for both models, but we’ll find out soon as the L6 EV is due on sale from next month.

The Everything Electric Sydney show started today and finishes on Sunday September 20.