XPeng confirms Mona M03 Aussie debut

The XPeng Mona M03 will make its debut outside China at Sydney’s Everything Electric show at Sydney Olympic Park this weekend, as the electric brand’s local distributor TrueEV plans its expansion from SUVs into passenger cars.

The compact liftback will then appear at the Melbourne Motor Show in early April alongside the equally new P7+ family car, as TrueEV researches whether to bring one or both to Australia.

Both display cars will be left-hand drive.

“You can sit in them, kick some tyres and slam some doors,” promised TrueEV CEO, Jason Clarke.

“That is how we are really going about things. We look at the potential models, bring them in, drive them around, evaluate them, do some studies with consumer groups to gauge demand and appetite, show them off at the shows and put pressure on head office.”

A Tesla Model 3 rival, the M03 has already proved a hit in China, with almost 50,000 sales in its first four months on sale.

XPeng claims the P7+, which is also a liftback, received more than 30,000 orders during the day of its Chinese launch last November.

A late 2026 or early 2027 launch in Australia has been pencilled in for the M03 and/or P7+.

They have been pushed back from earlier launch dates because TrueEV will have its hands full rolling out the large X9 people-mover, and family G7 and luxury G9 SUVs in 2026.

In 2025, it is focussed on developing its debut G6 medium SUV range and growing its dealer network.

The G6 has already attracted strong interest as a Tesla Model Y fighter with high tech, strong equipment and lower prices.

Part of the debate for TrueEV with these two models is how heavily it wants to invest in the passenger car segment.

While the Tesla Model 3 is a local success story, the overall slump in the sedan segment has been enormous, with SUVs and dual-cab utes now dominating the Australian sales race.

“I see the P7+ and the Mona and that sedan shape and I love it personally,” said Clarke.

“But it’s not what Australians have been attracted to in the last 10 years or so.

“I think we have got to make sure we have the research and the stats to back it up.

“We have to make sure the demand is there no matter how beautiful, fantastic and well-priced it [an XPeng sedan] is.”

In China the Mona M03 comes with a choice of 51.8kWh and 62.2kWh battery packs and 140kW and 160kW front-mounted e-motors. The CLTC claimed range is up to 620km. The M03 is 4.78m long. Its pricing starts from 119,800 yuan (approximately $A26,500).

In Chinese spec the 5.056m P7+ comes with a choice of 60.7kWh and 76.3kWh batteries and 180kW or 230kW rear-mounted e-motors. The CLTC range is claimed to be as high as 710km and as low as 602km. Its starting price in China is 186,000 yuan (approximately $A41,000).

Clarke said it was more likely that one or the other model would be chosen to enter XPeng into the passenger car segment. However, he did not rule out bringing both.

“P7+ is performance and it is a serious piece of sedan. Its specs are crazy whereas the Mona is much more price conscious.

“They may work together with different customer demand for that.

“But we’ll definitely have a sedan in the range.”

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