Top 7 EVs in Australia Are All Chinese-Built — Here’s What It Means for Malaysian Business Owners

If you’ve been watching the car market lately, you know something big is shifting. But this isn’t just a car story. It’s a story about manufacturing, pricing, and where the world is heading next. And it directly affects how you run your business in Malaysia.

A couple of weeks ago, Australia released its June EV sales data. The number that jumped out? For the first time ever, seven different EV models each sold over 1,000 units in a single month. And every single one of them is a Chinese brand or a Chinese-built vehicle (source).

What Happened

Australia just posted its biggest month ever for electric car sales. According to The Driven, the Tesla Model Y took the top spot with 8,072 units sold. But here’s the kicker: that Model Y wasn’t built in the US. It rolled off the line at Gigafactory Shanghai (source).

Here are the best-selling EVs in Australia for June 2026:

• Tesla Model Y – 8,072 (Built in Shanghai) (source)
• BYD Sealion 7 – 4,730
• BYD Atto 2 – 2,482
• Geely EX5 – 2,303
• Omoda Jaecoo J5 – 2,096
• Zeekr 7X – 1,868
• MG4 Urban – 1,015

Source: The Driven via Electrek

Notice the trend? Six of them are Chinese brands. The seventh is a Tesla that happens to be built in Shanghai. Japan’s automakers, which used to dominate these charts, are almost entirely absent (source).

Why This Matters for Your Business

1. Your next company car will likely be Chinese (and that’s a good thing)

If you run a small team, you know how important it is to keep operating costs low. Fuel is one of the biggest line items. Chinese EVs like BYD and MG are already widely available in Malaysia,