Mitsubishi Delica name reportedly filed in Australia
CarExpert reports a September Australian trademark filing for the Delica name, but no local launch has been announced. Mitsubishi’s recently updated Japanese D:5 is the existing-generation model.
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Australian trademark reported
CarExpert reports that Mitsubishi submitted an Australian trademark filing for the Delica name in September 2026. That is a new sign of interest in using the name locally, not an announcement of an Australian vehicle launch. CarExpert notes that manufacturers sometimes register names in markets where they do not ultimately sell the associated model. 1
Mitsubishi Motors Australia told CarExpert in 2023 that it had acquired a current-generation Delica to assess reactions to the concept ahead of the next generation’s introduction. CarExpert reported that at least two vehicles were understood to have been brought to Australia for evaluation. It says Mitsubishi has since indicated that any decision on a local release would concern the next-generation Delica, rather than the current vehicle. 1
Japan’s updated D:5 is a different development
Mitsubishi says it began selling an updated Delica D:5 in Japan in January 2026. The D:5 is the existing fifth-generation model, introduced in 2007 and substantially updated in 2019; it is not the forthcoming generation that CarExpert says is under consideration for Australia. The 2026 Japanese update therefore does not establish what an Australian Delica would contain. 31
For the Japanese-market D:5, Mitsubishi lists redesigned front and rear styling, wheel-arch mouldings, 18-inch alloy wheels and an eight-inch digital instrument display. It also describes an electronically controlled four-wheel-drive system with Super-All Wheel Control, Normal, Eco, Gravel and Snow drive modes, and hill descent control. Driver-assistance changes include bicycle detection for forward collision mitigation, reverse operation for misacceleration mitigation and clearer images from the Multi Around Monitor. 3
Concept features remain unconfirmed for production
CarExpert describes Mitsubishi’s D:X Concept as a possible preview of the next Delica. Mitsubishi presented that off-road people-mover concept with a plug-in hybrid drivetrain and Super All-Wheel Control. A concept’s equipment is not a specification for a production vehicle, and those features have not been established for an Australian model. 1
A February 2026 article by Australian dealership Davey Motor Group said a new Delica based on the D:X Concept was moving into production. That claim does not confirm an Australian release or its timing. CarExpert’s later September report still describes the local decision as applying to a forthcoming next-generation vehicle. 21
A familiar vehicle, but not a local nameplate
Mitsubishi dates the first Delica to 1968. CarExpert says the nameplate has not been part of Mitsubishi’s official Australian line-up, despite Delicas arriving as private imports. It reports that related commercial vehicles were sold locally as the Express, while people-mover versions carried the Starwagon name. 31
The distinction is between a reported Australian name filing and evaluation, and a vehicle already on sale in Japan. Mitsubishi has detailed the updated Japanese D:5, while CarExpert reports that the potential Australian decision concerns its successor. The reported filing alone establishes no Australian sales date, price or vehicle specification. 13
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