Every car launching in Australia this year & More News Here

Following the turmoil attributable to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, many specialists anticipated 2021 to deliver a way of restoration to the car world.

Instead, the year was marred by a widespread semiconductor chip scarcity wreaking havoc on the automotive business, in addition to prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns in New South Wales and Victoria.

Despite these points, 2021 noticed the launch of a lot of important fashions in Australia, from the controversial new BMW M3 sedan and M4 coupe earlier in the year to the redesigned Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series in direction of the top of the year, closing the prolonged 14-year run of the earlier LandCruiser 200.

With many car launches at the moment delayed because of the semiconductor challenge, 2022 is shaping as much as be a giant year for the native automotive business – spearheaded by the most important variety of electrified car arrivals to this point.

Keeping this in thoughts, if you’re struggling to maintain on high of all of the autos touching down in Australia, and when, our 2022 New Car Calendar has obtained you lined. We goal to maintain this listing up to date frequently.

NOTE: With dates regularly altering – particularly throughout the present semiconductor chip scarcity – this article will likely be up to date as further data comes at hand in the approaching weeks and months. 1 / 4 refers to a three-month interval of the year (i.e. January to March).

UPDATED: 18 May 2022

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Lotus Emira

New Cars First Quarter 2022

Australia’s new car market will kick off 2022 with the launch of key fashions just like the new-generation Audi A3 and Audi S3, the all-electric BMW i4 and, eventually, the hotly anticipated Chevrolet Corvette.

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Mazda BT-50 SP

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New Cars Second Quarter 2022

April to June 2022 will see a lot of essential new autos launch in Australia, together with the next-generation Audi RS 3 sizzling hatch, an replace to the Ford Mustang, the two-pronged Subaru WRX vary, and our first take a look at a giant growth for the Volkswagen R line-up.

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Cupra vary

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New Cars Third Quarter 2022

The arrival of the performance-orientated Cupra model will kickstart the third quarter of 2022. An replace to the favored Kia Seltos small SUV can also be anticipated to reach between July and September, joined by the Lotus Emira and the facelifted Volvo XC40, amongst others.

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Ford Ranger Raptor

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New Cars Fourth Quarter 2022

The first electrical car from Volkswagen Group Australia, the Cupra Born, will be part of two new four-wheel-drive autos – the Ineos Grenadier and next-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee – throughout the fourth quarter of 2022.

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BMW i7

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First half

While particular timing particulars for the autos under are but to be confirmed, Australia’s new car launches for the primary six months of 2022 will embody the all-new Nissan Qashqai, in addition to the facelifted Skoda Karoq medium SUV and sporty Mercedes-AMG EQS 53.

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Nissan Qashqai

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Second half

The remaining six months of 2022 are set to be massive, with the brand new car market bolstered by the arrival of the long-awaited Mazda CX-60, the next-generation Ford Everest, hybrid variations of the Honda Civic and Hyundai Santa Fe, and the Toyota Corolla Cross small SUV.

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Mazda CX-60

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New Cars Coming to Australia Sometime in 2022

Although particulars stay largely up in the air, autos such because the Ford Ranger Raptor, Honda Civic Type R and Nissan Pathfinder are anticipated to reach in some unspecified time in the future this year. These autos will likely be moved right into a class above when additional data is launched.

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Honda Civic Type R rendering

• Aston Martin DBX707 (revealed) – more-powerful DBX anticipated later this year
• BMW iX M60 (unveiled) – flagship iX to reach domestically in mid-2022
• BMW 8 Series replace (pricing and specs) – scheduled to reach in mid-2022
• BMW M8 Competition replace (pricing) – anticipated to land mid-year, alongside the facelifted 8er
• BMW X5 facelift – up to date luxurious SUV anticipated someday this year
• Citroen C5 Aircross facelift (revealed) – at the moment below analysis for Australia, with native data anticipated in the approaching months
• Ford E-Transit (confirmed) – electrical Transit van coming to Australia mid-year
• GWM Ora Cat (showcased) – electrical hatch anticipated in the approaching months
• Haval Dargo (née Big Dog), GWM Tank 300 (below analysis) – each are but to be confirmed, however doable for 2022
• Haval Jolion Hybrid (revealed) – at the moment unconfirmed for Australia, however anticipated in 2022
• Honda Civic Type R (teased) (spied) – sizzling Civic hatchback tipped to rejoin Australian vary from late 2022, now sourced from Japan
• Hyundai Ioniq 5 (particulars) – wider vary with out restricted provide to comply with in 2022
• Jeep Wrangler, Gladiator updates (North American particulars) – anticipated in some unspecified time in the future this year
• Kia Carnival replace (preliminary particulars) – 12.3-inch digital cluster show, blind-spot digicam and auto-sensing wipers to hitch the vary
• Kia EV6 eGT (revealed) (first native particulars) – efficiency flagship to reach in late 2022 or early 2023
• Kia Sportage Hybrid (revealed) – no official affirmation but, however Kia Australia may be very eager
• Mazda MX-30 Range Extender – Wankel petrol engine to increase driving vary of electrical MX-30 in 2022
• Nissan Navara SL Warrior (confirmed) – more-affordable Warrior set to reach earlier than the top of 2022
• Range Rover Evoque plug-in hybrid (pricing) – precise timing to be confirmed
• Renault Trafic facelift – refreshed van with lively security and an up to date inside is anticipated to reach domestically in some unspecified time in the future in 2022
• Subaru Forester replace (MY22 offered out) – model-year 2023 replace anticipated later this year
• Suzuki Baleno facelift (revealed) – anticipated to reach round mid-year
• Suzuki S-Cross (revealed) – particular timing for the refreshed SUV is but to be locked in
• Tesla Model Y (delayed)
• Volkswagen Golf R wagon (pricing) – mid-year launch anticipated for VW’s sizzling wagon
• Volvo S60, V60 Cross Country replace (revealed) – revised luxurious duo to launch in the center of the year.

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To the longer term, and past (not going for 2022)

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Ford Mustang Mach-E GT

• Alfa Romeo Tonale (revealed) – anticipated to reach in Australia throughout the first half of 2023
• Alfa Romeo Giulia replace – refreshed sedan anticipated subsequent year
• Alfa Romeo Stelvio replace – 2023 launch seemingly for facelifted luxurious SUV
• Audi A4 (spied)– next-generation ‘B9’ vary will bow out internal-combustion energy for the A4 when it launches round 2023, forward of an electric-only A4 nearer to 2030
• Audi A6 E-Tron (Sportback and Avant ideas) – electrical PPE-based A6 anticipated to take a seat alongside an up to date model of the present internal-combustion mannequin
• Audi This autumn E-Tron (revealed) – no official Australian affirmation but
• Audi Q6 E-Tron – electrical Audi SUV set to launch in 2023, primarily based on the identical PPE platform because the next-generation electrical Porsche Macan
• Audi E-Tron facelift (teased) – up to date electrical SUV anticipated to debut in late 2022, probably with a brand new title
• BMW 7 Series plug-in hybrid (particulars) – electrified PHEV vary to go on sale globally throughout 2023
• BMW iX1 (teased) – electrical small SUV promised to debut earlier than the top of the year
• BMW i7 M70 (preliminary specs) – additional data on electrical efficiency flagship anticipated in the approaching months
• BMW M2 (what we all know up to now) – 300kW turbo-six beast anticipated in 2023
• BMW M3 Touring (teased, leaked and rendered) – the first-ever five-door M3 will likely be revealed in late 2022, with an Australian launch not anticipated till 2023
• BMW M4 CSL (teased) – light-weight M4 anticipated to be unveiled in the approaching months
• BMW X1 (M model spied) – next-generation small SUV to function an all-new physique, however will retain its present FWD-based platform
• BMW XM (pre-production drive) – efficiency SUV different to the X7 anticipated to be revealed in late 2022 forward of seemingly Australian launch
• Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (revealed) – 499kW naturally-aspirated beast now confirmed for Australia, with extra information anticipated in mid-2022
• Chevrolet Silverado EV (revealed) – but to be confirmed by GMSV; not anticipated till a minimum of 2024
• Chevrolet Silverado facelift (unveiled) – timing at the moment unconfirmed for Australia
• Dacia vary (step nearer to Australia) – trademark filings counsel Ateco – the brand new native distributor for Renault, proprietor of Dacia – is getting ready to launch the finances model, nevertheless the importer has fallen in need of any official phrase at this stage
• Fiat 500e – fully-electric 500 ‘successor’ not anticipated domestically for some time
• Fiat Ducato facelift – not too long ago revealed for Europe, and the United States because the Ram ProMaster, with no affirmation for the slow-selling Australian market
• Ferrari Purosangue (leaked) (rendered) – first SUV from the Prancing Horse anticipated to reach in Australia subsequent year
• Ford E-Transit Custom (revealed) – electrical van confirmed for 2024 launch in Australia
• Ford Escape facelift (rendered) – up to date medium SUV anticipated domestically in early 2023, though it might slip into 2022
• Ford F-150 (confirmed!) (vs. 2023 Ranger) – iconic truck returning to Australia in mid-2023
• Ford Mustang (what we all know) (confirmed for Australia) – the next-generation pony car, codenamed S650, is anticipated to retain acquainted underpinnings
• Ford Mustang Mach-E (worldwide assessment) – no plans for Australia, regardless of right-hand drive availability abroad
• GWM Tank 500 (unveiled) – Chinese Toyota LandCruiser Prado rival into consideration for Australia
• Honda CR-V (patent picture leaked) – next-generation medium SUV more likely to arrive in Australia subsequent year
• Honda ZR-V – rebadged North American HR-V more likely to fill the hole between our HR-V and the next-gen CR-V in 2023
• Hyundai Casper (revealed, not for Australia) – India and Korea centered Kia Picanto rival not coming in petrol guise, though an electrical model rumoured for 2023 might make the journey to Australia
• Hyundai Ioniq 7 – massive electrical SUV, previewed by the Seven idea, anticipated to debut in 2023
• Hyundai Kona – second-generation small SUV tipped to reach in 2023
• LDV eT60 (revealed) – electrical T60 at the moment unconfirmed for Australia
• Lexus RZ 450e (unveiled) – first devoted Lexus EV unconfirmed for Australia, however anticipated in 2023
• Lotus Eletre (revealed) – British marque’s electrical crossover coming to Australia in 2024
• Maserati GranTurismo – next-generation sports activities car anticipated in the approaching years, with internal-combustion and all-electric ‘Folgore’ energy
• Mazda 2 – all-new mannequin set for reveal in 2022, reportedly primarily based on the Toyota Yaris GA-B platform
• Mazda 6 – rumours counsel the next-generation rear-wheel pushed 6 could possibly be unveiled in the primary half of 2022, forward of native arrival
• Mazda CX-20 – CX-3 substitute anticipated to shift to the model’s newest SUV nomenclature
• Mazda CX-70 – American focus for wider five-seat ‘Large Platform’ RWD/AWD SUV, into consideration for Australia
• Mazda CX-80 – will sit alongside the CX-8 however on the Large Platform, doable for Australia
• Mazda CX-90 – CX-9 successor additionally into consideration for Australia
• Mercedes-AMG C 43 (unveiled) – 300kW/500Nm four-cylinder C 43 to reach in early 2023
• Mercedes-AMG EQE 53 (revealed) – anticipated to hitch the EQE vary domestically in 2023
• Mercedes-Benz A-Class facelift – up to date small car anticipated in 2023
• Mercedes-Benz CLE – all-new coupe and convertible anticipated to merge present two-door C-Class and E-Class ranges into one
• Mercedes-Benz EQG (idea unveiled) – electrical G-Class nonetheless solely a imaginative and prescient for the foreseeable future, regardless of covers coming off the latest EQG idea
• Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV (revealed) – high-riding EV to launch in Australia throughout the first half of 2023
• Mercedes-Benz GLC (teased) – second-generation mannequin will comply with the footsteps of the brand new C-Class; June 1 reveal forward of anticipated 2023 arrival in Australia.

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2023 Volkswagen Amarok rendering

• Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV (idea revealed) – tongue-twisting to happen when the manufacturing model of the Maybach EQS SUV is revealed, presumably in 2023
• MG 4 (teased) – electrical small hatch more likely to arrive in 2023
• Mini Cooper Hatch (leaked and teased) – the all-new three-door Mini will almost certainly arrive in Australia throughout 2023, with a five-door and convertible to comply with
• Mitsubishi ASX (Renault-based mannequin confirmed for Europe) – new-generation mannequin more likely to be a Nissan Qashqai twin in Australia, with hybrid and/or plug-in hybrid energy doable
• Mitsubishi Triton – all-new Mitsubishi ute can also be tipped to kind the idea for the next-generation Nissan Navara, with an unveiling in 2023 now extra seemingly
• Nissan Ariya (revealed) – electrical SUV will arrive in Oz as soon as demand in different markets has been met, with a 2022 launch doable (however not confirmed). More information right here
• Nissan Patrol Warrior (sketch launched) – production-ready model more likely to debut in 2023
• Polestar 3 (teased) (rendered) – native timing to be confirmed
• Porsche Macan (spied in and out) – electrical successor to the favored Macan will sit alongside the present internal-combustion mannequin – for just a few years, a minimum of
• Range Rover Sport (teased) – May 11 debut confirmed; anticipated in 2023
• Renault Austral (revealed) – Kadjar substitute might launch in Australia
• Renault Megane E-Tech Electric (revealed) – Renault’s all-new electrical small SUV – associated by title solely to the Megane hatch – is anticipated in 2023
• Skoda Enyaq (formally coming to Australia) (Coupe revealed) –electrical SUV duo to launch in the second half of 2023
• Ssangyong Korando E-Motion (revealed) – below analysis for Australia
• Subaru Outback replace, XT (particulars) (2.4 turbo confirmed) – set to reach domestically in early 2023
• Subaru Solterra (unveiled) (confirmed) – electrical sibling to the Toyota bZ4x coming to Australia in mid-2023
• Subaru WRX STI (axed, might return as an EV)
• Tesla Cybertruck (delayed) – manufacturing of the brutish electrical truck has been delayed to 2022 for the United States, with Australia set to overlook out, probably receiving a smaller model to satisfy native design requirements as a substitute
• Tesla Roadster (revealed again in 2017) – US launch delayed once more… this time till 2023, with Australia sometimes a year or two behind for a Tesla launch
• Toyota bZ4X (unveiled) – native launch timing to be introduced this year
• Toyota Corolla facelift (rumoured adjustments) – now approaching its fourth year on sale, an up to date model of the favored hatch and sedan might arrive domestically in 2022 or 2023
• Toyota LandCruiser Prado – next-generation model of the acquainted 4X4 is tipped to reach in early 2023
• Toyota Tundra – all-new ute nonetheless no nearer to Australia, however Toyota ‘will not rule out’ bringing LHD fashions just like the Tundra to Australia
• Volkswagen Amarok (teased) – Ford Ranger-based VW ute is ready to launch domestically in the primary quarter of 2023, with a reveal in mid-2022 confirmed
• Volkswagen ID Buzz (revealed) – fully-electric people-mover not anticipated to reach in Australia for a minimum of one other two years
• Volkswagen ID.3 – demand in EV-focused markets is behind important delays to the electrical hatch – first unveiled in 2019 – in response to native bosses. Not anticipated to the touch down in 2022
• Volkswagen ID.4 (revealed) and ID.5 (showcased) – cloudy launch timing for these electrical SUV twins; might slip into 2022, however 2023 (and even 2024) appears extra seemingly
• Volkswagen T7 Multivan – new MQB-based folks mover at the moment unconfirmed for Australia
• Volvo XC90 successor – electrical massive SUV, previewed by the Concept Recharge EV, set to sport a brand new phonetic badge.

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Off limits for Australia

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Ford Bronco

• BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (revealed) – next-generation folks mover not for Australia
• Chevrolet Blazer EV, and Equinox EV – extremely unlikely for Australia
• Ford Bronco – after an extended absence, the Bronco is again, taking battle to the Jeep Wrangler – simply not in Australia
• Ford Bronco Sport – regardless of being a friendlier Bronco with Escape underpinnings, the Sport nonetheless is not coming right here
• Ford Maverick – this car-based ute sits on the identical platform because the Escape and Focus, but it surely’s not coming to Australia
• Ford Puma ST – sizzling Puma nonetheless restricted to Europe – and we’re envious
• Genesis G90 (unveiled) – next-generation luxurious flagship not coming to Australia, as is the case with the present G90
• Honda Civic sedan (revealed) – the small-car vary will likely be strictly hatchback just for its eleventh-generation
• Hyundai Bayon – the closest we’ll get to this mild SUV is the associated i20 N, with the funky Bayon positioned in its place in Europe to the Venue us Aussies get as a substitute
• Hyundai Santa Cruz – a Tucson with a ute tray is perhaps simply what the physician ordered for Australia; however alas the Santa Cruz was developed for, and is restricted to, the North American market
• Jeep Commander – Compass-based massive seven-seater will likely be restricted to South American markets solely
• Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel, and petrol V8 – the vary will likely be restricted to six-cylinder petrol and PHEV energy for Australia
• Kia Telluride – we could get the closely associated Hyundai Palisade, however the Telluride will not be coming right here. United States manufacturing and the Carnival might be blamed for this, in response to native executives
• Mazda 3, CX-30 2.5 Turbo – Mazda Australia would like to deliver these turbocharged siblings right here, however it’s compounded by manufacturing being restricted to Mexico – the place the left-hand drive North American variants are constructed
• Mazda CX-50 (revealed) – all-new Mazda 3-based medium SUV to be a US-market unique
• Mercedes-Benz C-Class All-Terrain (unveiled) – wagon possibility, together with high-riding All-Terrain, axed from next-generation C-Class vary
• Mercedes-Benz Citan (revealed) – second iteration of Renault Kangoo-based van not for Oz
• Mercedes-Benz T-Class and EQT – fancier variations of the Citan – with internal-combustion and electrical energy, respectively – not going for Australia both
• Nissan Juke Hybrid (revealed) – electrified small SUV not for Australia
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• Volkswagen ID.6 (worldwide first drive) – massive electrical VW seven-seater restricted to the Chinese market
• Volkswagen Taigo (revealed) – T-Cross-based coupe SUV at the moment dominated out for Australia.

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