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Is A PHEV Diesel Hybrid A Viable Option? Introducing the Chery Stockman

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Is A PHEV Diesel Hybrid A Viable Option? Introducing the Chery Stockman

I was intrigued by the recent announcement from Chery that they were going to import a diesel plugin hybrid ute to Australia.

With Australian highways abounding in diesel utes and petrol PHEVs (notably, the BYD Shark 6 and the Canon Alpha), why hasn’t this been done before? Carsguide touts the Chery Stockman diesel PHEV as not just a BYD competitor, but also a worthy challenger for the Ford Ranger.

It is difficult to find direct comparisons regarding the number of PHEV utes on Australian roads. The best I could do was the following: Although the data and time periods don’t totally match, they give the general direction of sales: From February 2025 to October 2026, BYD has sold 31,659 Shark 6 petrol hybrid utes. In the same time period, it appears that Great Wall (Canon Alpha PHEV) and Ford (Ranger PHEV) sold approximately the same numbers — possibly in the low thousands.

It should be noted that the Ford Ranger only has 30 km of electric range — about a third of its Chinese rivals.

The Shark 6 has taken a bite out of Toyota and Ford sales, but has been criticised for lack of towing and carrying power compared to diesel models. This has been somewhat rectified by the introduction of a performance version — however, it carries a higher cost. Will the Chery Stockman solve the towing, carrying, and cost factors? For the moment, it looks like towing and carrying are equal to the Shark Performance. As well as the electric range.


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