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2022 New Car Calendar for Australia

Despite 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 and beyond.

Just 18 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), Tesla Model Y 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 – and beyond. By popular demand, we’ve switched the calendar back to a brand-by-brand format, rather than chronological.

LAST UPDATE: 29 September 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
  • UPDATED, Sep 29: BYD Atto 3 Extended Range (pricing) – on sale now, deliveries underway (details)
  • BYD Atto 3 Standard Range (pricing) – initially July, now expected November/December (details)
  • UPDATED, Sep 29: BYD Dolphin (details) – orders to set to open by end of 2022, ahead of mid-2023 deliveries
  • UPDATED, Sep 29: BYD Seal (details) – orders to set to open by end of 2022, ahead of mid-2023 deliveries

What else?

  • NEW, Sep 29: BYD Sea Lion, ute (details) – on the cards for Australia
  • NEW, Sep 29: BYD Han, Tang, Song and Qin (details) – ruled out

Chevrolet (General Motors Specialty Vehicles): New models for 2022

What else?


Chery: New models for 2022

  • UPDATED, Sep 29: Chery Omoda 5 petrol (details) – 1.5-litre front-wheel-drive model due this year, 1.6-litre AWD due in 2023

What else?

  • Chery Tiggo 7 Pro (details) – first half of 2023
  • Chery Omoda 5 electric (details) – expected from late 2023
  • Chery Tiggo 8 Pro (details) – confirmed for Australia, but timing unclear
  • Chery ute (details) – in development, may arrive in 2023

Citroen

: New models for 2022

What else?


Cupra

: New models for 2022

What else?

  • Cupra Born (price and timing) – production begins November 2022, first deliveries early 2023
  • Cupra Leon V (pricing) – orders to open in August, deliveries due early 2023
  • Cupra Terramar, Tavascan and UrbanRebel (revealed) – set for Australia in 2025

Ferrari

: New models for 2022

Fiat/Abarth

: New models for 2022

Ford

: New models for 2022

What else?


Genesis

: New models for 2022

What else?


GWM: New models for 2022

What else?


Haval: New models for 2022

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
  • NEW, Sep 29: LDV eT60 electric ute (details) – November 2022
  • UPDATED, Sep 29: LDV eDeliver 9 electric van (details) – November 2022
  • NEW, Sep 29: LDV Mifa 9 electric people mover (details) – seven-seater due in November 2022, eight-seater coming in early 2023

What next?

  • LDV G90 – G10 Wagon replacement may arrive in 2023

Lexus

: New models for 2022

What else?


Lotus

: New models for 2022

What else?


Mahindra

: New models for 2022/2023

What else?


Maserati

: New models for 2022/2023

What else?


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
  • Mini Resolute, Untamed and Untold special editions (pricing) – late 2022

Mitsubishi

: New models for 2022

What else?

  • UPDATED, Sep 29: New Mitsubishi ASX, as rebadged Renault Captur (revealed) – not coming to Australia
  • New Mitsubishi Triton (spied) – expected in 2023 or 2024

Nissan

: New models for 2022

What else?


Peugeot

: New models for 2022/2023

What else?


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?


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?

Not coming to Australia


Volkswagen

: New models for 2022

What else?

Volvo

: New models for 2022

What else?

Anything else?

  • Aiways brand (details) – Australia on the cards
  • Dacia brand (details) – under consideration for Australia
  • NEW, Sep 29: Koenigsegg CC850 (revealed) – at least one coming to Australia
  • NEW, Sep 29: KTM X-Bow GT-XR (revealed) – may come to Australia
  • Lynk & Co (details) – confirmed to launch by 2025
  • Rivian vehicles (details) – Australian launch all but confirmed
  • Sony and Honda partnership (details) – first models from 2025, but Australia unclear

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