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BYD Australia to Refund 1,265 Owners After Build-Year Mix-Up on Atto 3, Sealion 8 and Shark 6
BYD Australia has confirmed 1,265 Atto 3, Sealion 8 and Shark 6 buyers were sold cars stamped as MY26 on the paperwork that were actually built in 2025. Cause was a CRM field that stored the date the car left the factory rather than the true build date, and dealers wrote contracts off that field. No mechanical or safety defect; compliance plates and government records were correct throughout. BYD is contacting every affected owner with three options: a full refund of the original transaction price, a MY26-built replacement of the same model at the original purchase price, or keep the current car plus a $1,100 goodwill payment roughly equal to a dealer delivery fee. The full refund and MY26 swap were added only after the ABC picked the story up; BYD's initial offer to everyone was the $1,100 cheque alone. Owners can self-check the build date on the door-jamb compliance plate or by decoding the 10th character of their 17-digit VIN (S is 2025, T is 2026). Build year drives resale value on Redbook and Glass's, sum-insured bands, and fleet-lease depreciation schedules. Warranty is untouched at 6yr/150,000km vehicle and 8yr/160,000km battery from first registration.
2026 BMW iX3 40 Priced for Australia: $89,900 Rear-Drive Neue Klasse EV, 635km WLTP, Q4 Deliveries
BMW Australia opens the Neue Klasse iX3 range with the rear-drive iX3 40 at $89,900 before on-road costs, roughly $20,000 under the iX3 50 xDrive at $109,900 and, critically, beneath the fuel-efficient LCT cap so the novated-lease FBT exemption stays in play. Single rear motor: 235kW/500Nm, 0-100 in 5.9 seconds, top speed 200km/h. Same 82.6kWh usable pack as the 50, WLTP up to 635km, 800V architecture, DC charging peaks at 300kW with 10 to 80 per cent in 21 minutes and up to 300km added in a 10-minute stop. Standard kit matches the 50 xDrive: BMW Panoramic iDrive with Operating System X, panoramic glass roof, Harman Kardon audio, 20-inch wheels, comfort access, wireless charging, heated Veganza front seats with memory, Driving Assistant Plus and Parking Assistant Plus. 4,782mm long, 520L boot to 1,750L folded, 58L frunk. 5-year unlimited-km warranty, 8-year/160,000km battery. ANCAP not yet rated. Order books open now, first Australian customer deliveries Q4 2026.
2027 Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S and GLS 63: AMG Keeps the V8 Alive With a Flat-Plane M177 EVO, Australian Launch 2027
Mercedes-Benz Australia confirms the updated GLE 63 S (SUV and Coupe) and GLS 63 for first deliveries in 2027. New M177 EVO 4.0L twin-turbo V8 with a flat-plane crankshaft, 450kW/850Nm, 48V mild hybrid adding 17kW and 205Nm. GLE 63 S hits 100km/h in 3.9 sec, GLS 63 in 4.2 sec, both limited to 280km/h. AMG sticks with V8 power while BMW M, Audi RS and Porsche move to PHEVs and EVs. ANCAP not yet rated, Australian pricing TBC (outgoing GLE 63 S sat around $260k, GLS 63 around $290k).
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