Chinese car maker JAC is launching an electric and a diesel dual-cab ute in Australia over the next 18 months.
JAC Motors has confirmed it will expand in Australia with the introduction of two new 4×4 dual-cab utes, both diesel and electric, and both made in China. The diesel JAC T9 ute will launch in Australia in June 2023, and the electric ute version will follow in Q2 2024.
NSW-based BLK Auto has been selected as the vehicle importer and distributor locally. The new models will launch in both Australia and New Zealand, with BLK Auto expanding its presence to a base in Auckland.
JAC has had a crack at the Australian market before but left 10 years ago. The two new utes are said to be highly specified and the company is aiming for a five-star ANCAP rating.
It will follow the launch of these two uts by bringing demonstrator units of its T9 Hunter ute in by June with a view to a public launch in the third quarter.