2026 Jaecoo J8 SHS Seven-Seat SUV to Take Aim at Kia Sorento PHEV in Australia

Affordable family hybrid SUV levels up

Jaecoo, Chery's premium sub-brand, has announced the arrival of a much-anticipated seven-seat version of its J8 large SUV,...

2026 Jaecoo J8 SHS seven-seat SUV to take aim at Kia Sorento PHEV in Australia

Jaecoo’s first seven-seat SUV for Australian showrooms will arrive later this year with plug-in hybrid power.

Chery's Jaecoo and Omoda spin-offs are going big on Toyota rivals, big and small

Chery’s increasingly popular spin-off will branch into territory its master brand is yet to enter in Australia: a large, near-five-metre-long SUV to challenge Toyota and Hyundai. Chery is likely to launch its largest family car yet in Australia, if a new J9 confirmed for its Jaecoo offshoot comes to local showrooms. Plans presented at the Beijing motor show indicate a J9 is coming to sit at the top of the Jaecoo range, measuring 4950mm long – s…

Jaecoo J8 2026: plug-in hybrid seven-seat SUV confirmed for Australia with circa-$60K price tag

This post appeared first on Chasing Cars. Omoda Jaecoo has today confirmed a three-motor ‘SHS’ plug-in hybrid variant of its J8 premium midsize SUV, which is set to debut by the end of July.  Chasing Cars understands pricing for the Jaecoo J8 SHS should be in the realm of $60,000 before on-road costs, in line with its platform-shared siblings in the two-row Omoda 9 SHS coupe-SUV (from $61,990) and three-row Chery Tiggo 9 (from $59,990). The J8’s…