Do you think Australia has gone mad? Wait until you see China: China's boom in pickup truck sales is good news for Australian car buyers.

China has gone crazy.

China has gone completely crazy: sales of double cab cars are currently skyrocketing across the country and are expected to double in the next five years.

Chinese buyers took home a whopping 414,000 units in 2020 at 304,000, up from 2015's 402,000 at 536,000. Between January and September this year, another XNUMXXNUMX more homes were found, allowing the country to break the half-million barrier by the end of the year with XNUMXXNUMX sales.

Australia - a country known for its utah craze - has taken home less than half of the total utah this year, selling 187,470 vehicles, dominated by the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger, of course. Last year, the total catch was 179,392 units.

And here's the thing: China is just heating up. As the China Automobile Manufacturers Association predicts that these sales will double over the next five years, with an expected annual sales of 840,000 vehicles in 2025 in 1.67.

What is driving growth? The China Automobile Manufacturers Association says the relaxation of regulations regarding cars in congested areas has led to a surge in the popularity of this type of vehicle.

In 2000, local governments began to ban travel in built-up urban areas to reduce congestion and air pollution. But the national government began to relax those rules — or demand the same from its local counterparts — in 2016.

Why is this good news for Australia? Because Chinese made cars are booming here and MG is now regularly in our top XNUMX and cars like GWM Ute are gaining momentum in our market. And if Chinese automakers double down on utes, then you can bet more of these products will make it to our shores.

What's more, some Chinese utes have gone much further down the green path than best sellers in that country, essentially securing the future of Australia's most popular car segment. 

There, electric vehicles are a thing of the present, not the future - for example, the LDV T90 (already confirmed for right-hand drive production), and the GWM Ute (or Cannon) electric car is coming soon, which should provide 450-kilometer range on a single charge. .

So buckle up because new utes are coming. It's only a matter of time.