BYD Shark 6

It’s hard to believe but it’s barely been more than a year since the BYD Shark 6 landed in Australia and re-wrote the rulebook on what counts as ‘utility’ Just over a year since it flipped the ute segment on its head, the Shark 6 adds a Performance trim to address its two biggest pitfalls: off-roading and towing.

A petrol-electric plug-in hybrid predator has entered the diesel-infested waters of the dual-cab ute segment, and current market form suggests the BYD Is BYD’s plug-in hybrid ute a segment game-changer? Our first full test suggests it's difficult to consider it anything less.

Talk about a baptism of fire, literally being handed the keys to the new 2025 BYD Shark 6 on a muddy track in the NSW Blue Mountains. Yep, I put the BYD’s Will the Shark 6 ute from BYD sink or swim when it comes to off-road driving? We hit the tracks to find out if it's a serious contender or a hyped up pretender.

Shark. It’s a bold and intimidating name. My mind immediately travels to Spielberg’s Jaws from 1975, a film that frightened generations from venturing BYD’s debut 4x4 pickup is also the first plug-in hybrid ute offered in Australia. And the petrol-electric attributes it brings could upset diesel stalwart rivals

BYD has confirmed it’s unlikely it will introduce an SUV version of the Shark 6 dual-cab ute as it could risk compromising its emerging Denza sibling The Shark 6 range is set to expand in Australia following its roaring sales success, but a wagon body style appears unlikely to eventuate

BYD Australia says its wildly successful Shark 6 range “will expand further”, with an extreme off-road grade and a fully electric variant on the cards. Disappointed with the limited upgrades of the Shark 6 Performance? BYD says a fully featured ‘ultimate’ variant is on the way

BYD Australia has confirmed its Shark 6 plug-in hybrid dual cab will soon gain a new ‘Crawl Mode’ to boost the ute’s low-speed off-road ability. The A much-needed ‘Crawl Mode’ has been added to the BYD Shark 6’s off-road arsenal, with the software update said to significantly improve technical capability

Australia’s favourite plug-in hybrid dual-cab just got a whole lot more appealing. BYD has confirmed its Shark 6 ute will expand to three distinct grades, Popular BYD Shark 6 hybrid now offers three distinct grades, headlined by features such as 3500kg braked towing capacity, and more

Chery Australia has today revealed its ‘KP31’ dual cab ute concept, with the prospect of two plug-in hybrid powertrains, and is set to go on sale in the China’s Chery KP31 ute concept is far from ordinary when compared to its stablemates, featuring three differentials, bold retro styling, and an all-new powertrain

Few newly launched vehicles have quickly gained popularity quite like the BYD Shark 6, which has launched into a nigh-unpenetrable ute culture, seemingly Incredible pricing and a unique twist on the dual-cab formula has made the BYD Shark 6 an incredibly popular ute – but the best could be yet to come

BYD’s most senior executive in the Asia-Pacific region has told Chasing Cars that the brand will respond to customers seeking greater off-roading Buyer feedback about the Shark 6’s off-roading limits have been heard by BYD senior management, and an update appears to be inbound for the plug-in hybrid ute

Mitsubishi is preparing to release a hybrid version of the Triton ute in the next couple of years, and hands-on testing has seen engineers lock in their While Mitsubishi engineers like the idea of electric AWD systems, the urgent need to launch a Triton hybrid meant simpler ‘P2’ hybrid was chosen for Triton

There’s no doubting the BYD Shark 6’s popularity. For a new, niche, plug-in hybrid single variant offering it is selling strongly, averaging 1500 units We imagine how BYD’s popular Shark 6 could level up

The BYD Shark 6 ute has taken Australia by storm. It was the first plug-in hybrid ute to arrive here beating the Ford Ranger and GWM Cannon Alpha PHEVs to It’s official: the ute du jour is not perfect with BYD hinting at upgrades and future variants of Shark 6 PHEV

Australian’s have always had a passion for utes, we invented them afterall. So it comes as no surprise to hear BYD have just sold more than 12,000 of its

BYD's popular Shark 6 plug-in hybrid ute is now available in a wider choice of colours, while Australian buyers are being further tempted with a temporary Outback Orange and Misty Grey added to hybrid ute's exterior palette, and dual deals to tempt buyers

Chinese carmaker Deepal has confirmed pricing and features for its quirky, genre-busting E07 electric vehicle. A melange of ute, SUV and coupe, the E07 Chinese EV maker Deepal’s strange new ute-cum-SUV arrives with sharp pricing

Skoda has today unveiled a wild new concept ute, the Felicia Fun, which combines elements of the Czech brand’s new modern-solid contemporary design Skoda’s Felicia Fun nameplate returns as a zany EV ute concept with stand-out modern solid styling

BYD has reported its best sales month on record in Australia, with an astounding 6.7 per cent market share recorded for June 2025. The brand registered Record month for Chinese automaker BYD spearheaded by PHEV and EV offerings

Four utes filled June’s top five best-selling new vehicles, as the Australia market enjoyed a big bump from widespread end-of-financial-year deals. Ford Ranger top and BYD Shark in top five as utes dominate best-selling vehicles in strong June market