BYD’s Denza D9 electric people mover approved for sale in Australia

BYD’s premium brand Denza has had its first electric model obtain approval for sale in Australia, in the form of a luxurious people mover.

EV enthusiast Zappedau spotted this update and shared it on X, highlighting the imminent arrival of the Denza D9.

The D9 will be available in Australia in two variants with the first being a single motor FWD version, as well as a dual-motor AWD variant.

The single-motor variant will deliver 230 kW of power while the AWD version bumps that up to 275 kW.

This 5.25 metre long people mover will be the longest car the brand sells in our market, which in theory should also make it the most spacious offering in the market from BYD.

Both variants will weigh between 2,764 – 2,865 kg, which is in-line with other larger electric SUVs and people movers. According to the approvals documentation, both variants will be coming with 18-inch wheels, although the wheel design for our market is yet to be revealed.

The Denza D9 people mover has been a popular model in China and comes in both battery electric version as well as a PHEV.

Current generation of the battery electric version is powered by a 103 kWh battery pack, delivering around 480 km of WLTP range.

Denza is yet to be officially launched as a brand in Australia, but this is expected to happen before Christmas.

The brand now has a local website which showcases two rugged PHEV off-roader models as the initial cars that will be offered in the Australian market. 

One of these was spotted charging at a Tesla Supercharger in Sydney in July this year, which will launch in our market as the Denza B5.

On top of that, there are two models that are not yet revealed and are labelled as “Coming Soon”. One of these does look a bit like the Denza D9, but that’s to be confirmed officially in the coming months.

Detailed specs of this model are likely to be announced closer to the launch, likely in the first half of 2026.