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2022 New Car Calendar for Australia

Despite severe stock shortages, car makers haven’t pumped the brakes on their new car launch plans. Here’s everything confirmed for launch in Australia in 2022.

Just 12 months ago, the light seemed to be at the end of the tunnel for the Australian new car market, with regular record sales months suggesting the worst of COVID-19’s impacts had now passed.

However, 2021 proved otherwise, with a global semiconductor shortage turning the industry on its head – extending wait times on most new cars by months – compounded by a fresh round of lockdowns.

Regardless of whether buyers could get behind the wheel of them, manufacturers still launched a slew of brand-new models, with the headline acts spanning everything from the hotly-anticipated Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, to the new Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, Volkswagen Golf and Mitsubishi Outlander.

In 2022, there’s no shortage of new metal on the horizon – led by the new Ford Ranger mid-year, and accompanied by a trio of new Nissan SUVs (Qashqai, X-Trail and Pathfinder), Toyota BZ4X electric SUV, fifth-generation Subaru WRX, and an onslaught of new Volkswagens.

Here’s your up-to-date guide listing every new model set for launch in Australia in 2022.

As always, much of the 2022 calendar is yet to be locked in – so we’ll be updating this article on a regular basis as new cars and launch timing details are announced. By popular demand, we’ve switched the calendar back to a brand-by-brand format, rather than chronological.

LAST UPDATE: 30 May 2022

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).


Alfa Romeo: New models for 2022


Alpina: New models for 2022


Aston Martin

: New models for 2022

What else?


Audi

: New models for 2022

What else?


Bentley

: New models for 2022

BMW

: New models for 2022

What else?


BYD

: New models for 2022
  • BYD Atto 3 (details) – July 2022
  • BYD Atto 2, or Dolphin (details) – orders to open in December

Chevrolet (GMSV): New models for 2022

What else?


Citroen

: New models for 2022

What else?


Cupra

: New models for 2022

What else?


Ferrari

: New models for 2022

Fiat/Abarth

: New models for 2022

No new models confirmed for 2022.


Ford

: New models for 2022

What else?


Genesis

: New models for 2022

What else?


GWM: New models for 2022

  • GWM Ute cab chassis (details) – previously early 2022, new timing unclear
  • Ora Good Cat – expected third quarter of 2022
  • Tank brand – expected fourth quarter of 2022, or early 2023

What else?


Haval: New models for 2022

  • Haval H6 Vanta (pricing) – on sale now
  • Haval Jolion Vanta (pricing) – on sale now
  • Haval H6 Hybrid (pricing) – on sale now
  • Haval H6 GT (details) – previously second quarter of 2022, new timing unclear
  • Haval Jolion Hybrid (revealed) – rumoured for mid-2022, but timing unconfirmed
  • Haval Dargo, formerly Big Dog (details) – expected late 2022, or in 2023

What else?


Honda

: New models for 2022

What else?


Hyundai

: New models for 2022

What else?


Ineos

: New models for 2022

Isuzu

: New models for 2022

Jaguar

: New models for 2022

Jeep

: New models for 2022

What else?


Kia

: New models for 2022

What else?

Lamborghini

: New models for 2022

What else?


Land Rover

: New models for 2022

LDV

: New models for 2022
  • LDV electric van – likely in mid-2022
  • LDV eT60 (details) – on the cards for 2022

Lexus

: New models for 2022

What else?


Lotus

: New models for 2022

What else?

  • Lotus Emira I4 First Edition four-cylinder (pricing) – second quarter of 2023
  • UPDATED, May 30: Lotus Eletre (revealed) – due in 2024

Mahindra

: New models for 2022

What else?


Maserati

: New models for 2022

Mazda

: New models for 2022

What else?


McLaren

: New models for 2022

Mercedes-Benz

: New models for 2022

What else?


MG

: New models for 2022

What else?


Mini

: New models for 2022

No new models confirmed for 2022.


Mitsubishi

: New models for 2022

What else?


Nissan

: New models for 2022

What else?


Peugeot

: New models for 2022

What else?

  • Peugeot 208 – under “active” consideration
  • Peugeot e-Expert Hydrogen – not for Australia

Polestar

: New models for 2022

What else?


Porsche

: New models for 2022

What else?


Ram

: New models for 2022

Range Rover: New models for 2022


Renault

: New models for 2022

What else?


Rolls-Royce

: New models for 2022

Skoda

: New models for 2022

What else?


SsangYong

: New models for 2022

What else?

  • SsangYong Korando e-Motion (details) – cars coming to Australia for evaluation in early 2022, but launch unconfirmed

Subaru

: New models for 2022

What else?


Suzuki

: New models for 2022

What else?


Tesla

: New models for 2022

What else?


Toyota

: New models for 2022

What else?


Volkswagen

: New models for 2022

What else?

Volvo

: New models for 2022

Anything else?

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