CarExpert reports hybrid and plug-in hybrid Wey G9 in Australian plans
CarExpert reports that GWM’s Wey G9 people mover is planned for Australia with hybrid and plug-in hybrid power, ahead of a Wey soft launch expected this year.
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Hybrid G9 enters the Australian plans
GWM’s premium Wey brand is set for a soft launch in Australia before the end of 2026, with CarExpert reporting on 25 September that its G9 people mover is in the plans in both hybrid and plug-in hybrid forms. The hybrid version is a development from the plug-in-focused Australian plan GWM outlined to GoAuto in October 2025. CarExpert’s report identifies the two powertrain types but does not attribute an Australian hybrid G9 announcement to GWM. 14
GWM confirmed Wey’s planned Australian entry in 2025. GoAuto reported that media were invited to sample a Wey Gaoshan people mover at Victoria’s Lang Lang Proving Ground, where evaluation vehicles carried GWM Wey G9 badges. The later CarExpert report calls the G9 a hybrid and plug-in hybrid people mover and says it is already manufactured in right-hand drive in Malaysia. Evaluation badging in 2025 did not, by itself, establish the final Australian range. 41
Powertrain figures apply to the plug-in hybrid
GoAuto described the G9 plug-in hybrid in October 2025 as combining a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol four-cylinder engine with two electric motors. It quoted combined outputs of 358kW and 762Nm and an electric-only driving range of about 140km. Those were figures for the plug-in hybrid discussed at the time; they should not be applied to the hybrid version subsequently identified by CarExpert. 4
GWM Australia’s then head of marketing, Steve Maciver, told GoAuto in 2025 that Wey’s initial local focus would be plug-in vehicles. Chasing Cars reported at the time that pure combustion and pure electric models were not part of that initial plan. CarExpert’s September 2026 account adds a hybrid G9 to the picture, while continuing to name a plug-in hybrid version. It does not provide separate Australian specifications for the hybrid. 451
Launch timing and other models
The reported soft launch before the end of 2026 follows Maciver’s October 2025 indication to GoAuto that there was a good chance Wey would appear in Australia the following year. A brand soft launch is not a date for G9 customer deliveries. GoAuto said GWM was also evaluating the Wey Blue Mountain large plug-in hybrid SUV for right-hand-drive markets; CarExpert’s September report again names it, under its Chinese-market Lanshan name, among models that could accompany the G9. 41
CarExpert says Wey could bring up to three models to Australia and describes the newer V8X electric SUV and V9X plug-in hybrid SUV as potential additions, not settled local launches. New Zealand is proceeding on a separate timetable. GWM country manager Cameron Thomas told CarExpert NZ that the company expects to discuss Wey there in early 2027 and is looking at two initial models, which he did not name. That update does not set the Australian model selection or delivery schedule. 12
Price indication and people-mover context
GWM had not settled an Australian G9 price when Maciver spoke to GoAuto in October 2025. He indicated that the company did not expect the people mover to reach six figures. That was an indication of intended pricing for the vehicle under discussion then, not a manufacturer list price, a drive-away offer or a price for the hybrid version reported in 2026. 4
CarExpert’s December 2025 overview placed the GAC M8 plug-in hybrid people mover at a starting price of $76,590 before on-road costs and the battery-electric Zeekr 009 at $135,900 before on-road costs. Those dated prices show the spread between two electrified people movers already discussed for Australia. Neither establishes where an Australian-specification Wey G9 will be priced. 3
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