Chinese Cars AU — Compare Every Chinese Brand in Australia

Chinese brands dominating the Australian market

BYD

Top 10

MG

Top 10

GWM

#1 Chinese Brand (Sales)

Chery

Top 10

Zeekr

Premium EV

Jaecoo

New SUV Brand

LDV

Utes & Vans

Geely

New

+ 5 more brands including Denza, Deepal, Omoda, Xpeng, Nio (coming soon)

Specification	Vehicle 1 BYD Shark 6 ↗ Full review →	Vehicle 2 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV ↗ Full review → Best Value
Price (drive-away)	$57,990	$54,990
Towing capacity	2,500 kg	3,500 kg
EV range (NEDC)	100 km	110 km
Combined power	320 kW	350 kW
Warranty	6 years	7 years
Fuel consumption (combined)	1.8 L/100km	1.5 L/100km

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Two scores for every car. Reliability tells you if it might break. Ownership Experience tells you how bad it is when it does.

BYD Shark 6

Too New To Score

This model launched in mid-2025 and isn't sold in China. No complaint or reliability data available yet.

ACCC Recalls 0

Warranty 7 years / 160,000 km

Status Data accumulating — check back

GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV

Limited Data

Very limited data available. The Alpha PHEV is a different platform to the Chinese Cannon (Poer). Australian data still accumulating.

ACCC Recalls 0

Warranty 7 years / unlimited km

Chinese Data (GWM Cannon) 3-4 complaints — different vehicle

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How we score reliability

Per-model only — no brand-level averages. Australian data weighted 80%, Chinese data 20%. Scores improve as more data accumulates. Full methodology →

BYD

3 years in AU

Dealer Network 158 locations

92 Experience Centres 61 Service Centres

State Coverage All 8 states & territories

NSW 30 · VIC 24 · QLD 16 · WA 9 · SA 6 · TAS 3 · ACT 2 · NT 1

Strong regional depth — Dubbo, Mildura, Mt Gambier, Geraldton, Bundaberg

Parts & Service Building

Network being built from scratch since 2022. Parts supply chain is young — expect longer wait times on some items.

Warranty 7yr / 160,000 km

Rapidly expanding network (50 → 150 dealers by end 2026). Best growth trajectory of any Chinese brand in AU history.

GWM

17 years in AU

Dealer Network ~125 locations

~80 dealer groups ~125 rooftops

State Coverage 7 of 8 (no TAS)

NSW 24 · VIC 21 · QLD 24 · WA 6 · SA 2 · ACT 2 · NT 1 · TAS 0

Strong east coast, thin in WA/SA, zero in Tasmania

Parts & Service Established

17 years of parts supply inventory. Established service processes. Modest network growth (113 → 130). Conquesting old Holden showroom space.

Warranty 7yr / unlimited km

Longest-established Chinese network in Australia (since 2008). Unlimited km warranty leads the segment.

📋 What we looked at — Ownership Experience ▼

✓ Official dealer locators: bydautomotive.com.au/find-us (live scrape, 158 locations)

✓ GWM dealer data: PriceMyCar + Cipher's research (~80 groups / ~125 locations)

✓ Public statements from brand executives (BYD COO, GWM COO)

✓ ACCC recall database — checked per model

✓ Warranty terms as published by each manufacturer

⚠ Service experience data still accumulating (we'll update as owner reports come in)

⚠ Parts wait times — qualitative estimate based on network maturity

Last updated: June 2026 · We build the best score we can with what we have. When we find better data, we change. And we tell you why.

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