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2024 New Car Calendar for Australia

There's no shortage of new metal coming to Australia in 2024, from high-performance electric cars to city hatchbacks and diesel work utes. Here's everything on the horizon.


After the Australian car market last year set a record for new vehicle sales, there is a glut of fresh new cars, SUVs, utes and vans due in local showrooms in 2024 and beyond.

Last year (2023) was big for new-car launches, however 2024 is shaping up to be just as busy – as manufacturers look to not only introduce new models, but with stock shortages and production bottlenecks easing, have plenty of cars on the ground to sell.

Among the stars of the 2024 launch calendar is the new Toyota Prado, the first new model in close to 15 years, which is due in showrooms in the middle of the year – pending any delays.

The dual-cab ute category is set to welcome a new Mitsubishi Triton, a plug-in hybrid pick-up from Chinese car maker BYD, and the tray-backed version of last year's Ineos Grenadier four-wheel-drive wagon.

New performance cars on the way include the new Ford Mustang, Mercedes-AMG C63 and electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, while for electric-car fans there are set to be the first battery-powered vehicles in Australia from Toyota, Subaru, Volkswagen and Jeep.

For buyers on a budget there is poised to be an all-new MG 3, new Suzuki Swift and updated Hyundai i30, while new family SUVs on the way include the Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage hybrids, Skoda Kodiaq and BYD Seal U plug-in hybrid.

After working the phones leading up to and since the summer break, this is Drive's exclusive up-to-date guide to every model confirmed (or expected) to launch in Australia in 2024 and beyond, correct as of the date below.

Drive will update this story progressively throughout the year with new models and updated dates, as they come to hand – however production interruptions and shipping delays across the car industry mean the information below is subject to change.

LAST UPDATE: 19 June 2024

Note: 'Quarters' refer to three-month periods throughout the calendar year – so January to March (first quarter), April to June (Q2), July to September (Q3) and October to December (Q4). 'MY' refers to model year.


Alfa Romeo: New models


Alpina: New models

None confirmed as of Jan 1.


Aston Martin: New models


Audi: New models


Bentley: New models


BMW: New models

What else?


BYD: New models

What else?


Cadillac: New models

What else?


Chery: New models


Chevrolet/GMC (General Motors Specialty Vehicles): New models


Citroen: New models


Cupra: New models


Ferrari: New models


Fiat/Abarth: New models

What else?


Ford: New models

What else?


GAC/Aion: New models


Genesis: New models

Any overseas models Australia won't get?


GWM: New models

What else?


Honda: New models

What else?


Hyundai: New models

What else?


Ineos: New models


Isuzu: New models

JAC: New models

Jaecoo (Chery sister brand): New models


Jaguar: New models


Jeep: New models


Kia: New models

What else?

Lamborghini: New models


Land Rover: New models


LDV: New models

What else?

  • LDV D90 facelift (details) – approved for Australian sale but yet to be confirmed for showrooms

Leapmotor: New models


Lexus: New models

What else?

  • Lexus RX plug-in hybrid – likely in 2025
  • Lexus LBX Morizo RR with Toyota GR Yaris power (latest news) – highly likely for production, and in turn Australia

Lotus: New models


Mahindra: New models

No new models confirmed for 2024.

What else?


Maserati: New models

What else?


Mazda: New models

What else?


McLaren: New models


Mercedes-Benz: New models

What else?


MG: New models

What else?


Mini: New models


Mitsubishi: New models

What else?


Nissan: New models

What else?


Peugeot: New models


Polestar: New models

What else?


Porsche: New models


Ram: New models

What else?


Range Rover: New models


Renault: New models

What else?


Rolls-Royce: New models


Skoda: New models

What else?


Skywell: New models


Smart: New models


SsangYong: New models

What else?

  • SsangYong electric ute (details) – due overseas in second half of 2024, Australian plans unclear

Subaru: New models

What else?


Suzuki: New models

What else?


Tesla: New models

What else?


Toyota: New models

What else?

Not coming to Australia


Volkswagen: New models

What else?

Volvo: New models

What else?


Xpeng: New models

  • Xpeng G6 (details) – fourth quarter of 2024 in standard and long-range forms, 2025 for performance all-wheel-drive variant
  • Xpeng G9 seven-seat SUV – likely in 2025
  • Xpeng X9 – under consideration for Australia

Zeekr: New models


Anything else?

Alex Misoyannis

Alex Misoyannis has been writing about cars since 2017, when he started his own website, Redline. He contributed for Drive in 2018, before joining CarAdvice in 2019, becoming a regular contributing journalist within the news team in 2020. Cars have played a central role throughout Alex’s life, from flicking through car magazines at a young age, to growing up around performance vehicles in a car-loving family.

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