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BYD Shark PHEV Outsells Toyota HiLux in Australia (expeditionportal.com)
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According to the latest sales data, the BYD Shark 6 recorded 15,564 private sales in Australia in 2025, comfortably ahead of the HiLux’s 12,529 deliveries into private hands.

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[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Perhaps one without back seats and a longer bed? No? Well I'll keep dieseling around then.

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That might come. People such as yourself will still go the diesel, as you say.

They’ve successfully aimed this at tradies.

[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not sure about that. Those are getting quite rare even among diesel trucks.

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Well, then you’ll always have the diesel, hopefully.

It’d be interesting to see how they hold up after 3 or 4 years of corrugated outback roads.