Australia's first diesel plug in hybrid ute is pulling serious buyer interest months ahead of its Q4 2026 launch.
Chery Australia says it has logged more than 5000 expressions of interest and over 1000 firm preorders for the Stockman, and it has done that before anyone has seen a price or a full spec sheet.
The number matters because of what the Stockman is. It is set to be the first diesel plug in hybrid dual cab sold in Australia, pairing a 2.5 litre turbo diesel with a plug in hybrid system. Chery quotes a combined 350kW and 800Nm, with up to 100km of electric only range. That range figure sits on the older NEDC test cycle though, which reads more generously than the WLTP numbers most buyers are used to, so it is worth discounting a little when you line it up against rivals.
On paper it is built for the way Australians actually use a ute. Chery has confirmed 3500kg of braked towing, full 4x4, all terrain tyres as standard and 247mm of ground clearance. The torque figure lands ahead of both the BYD Shark 6 Performance and the GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV, and the peak power matches the Shark 6.
It arrives into a segment that is filling up fast. The Stockman will be the fifth plug in hybrid ute on sale here, behind the BYD Shark 6, the GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV, the Ford Ranger PHEV and the JAC Hunter. The Hunter currently sets the floor on price, landing under 50,000 dollars before on road costs.
What is still missing is the thing that decides whether those 1000 preorders turn into 1000 sales. Chery has not put a price on the Stockman yet, and grades and final specs are still to come. A petrol plug in hybrid version is expected to follow in 2027.
The Stockman reaches Australian showrooms in the fourth quarter of 2026.
