Geely Emgrand L EM-i PHEV sedan locked in for Australia alongside two new SUVs

Geely plans to double the size of its Australian lineup in 2027, with the Emgrand L EM-i confirmed as its first sedan since its local relaunch and another two SUVs set to join it.

The Geely Emgrand L EM-i plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sedan will be exhibited at the Everything Electric Show in Sydney, being held from September 18 to 20, ahead of a local launch during the first half of 2027.

Geely has also confirmed it will give visitors to the show a “sneak preview at what’s to come” with another two new SUV models which will also be launched in 2027.

While the Chinese brand hasn’t confirmed nameplates for these SUVs, Geely has previously hinted which models it will bring in.

"I want to say [in] H1 2027 we will have a big five-seat [SUV], and we will try to bring a seven-seat [SUV]. In H2 we will bring the 'box-style' [SUV] models," Geely Australia managing director and Geely Auto vice president Alex Gu told Australian media in April 2026.

Geely's local boss confirmed next year's new models will all be 'new energy' or "plug-in [hybrid] and BEV" vehicles.

Specifications for the Emgrand L EM-i have yet to be announced, though the related Chinese-market Starshine 6 uses a naturally aspirated 82kW/136Nm 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine mated with a 120kW/210Nm electric motor and either an 8.5kWh or 17kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, the latter of which can be charged at up to 35kW.

Claimed electric range is between 60km and 125km on the CLTC cycle.

It measures 4806mm long, 1886mm wide and 1490mm tall on a 2756mm wheelbase. That makes it 96mm longer, 61mm wider and 70mm taller than a Hyundai i30 Sedan on a 36mm longer wheelbase, and makes it slightly smaller than a Toyota Camry overall.

The company is expected to bring a plug-in hybrid version of its Monjaro SUV, which has already been confirmed for the UK market.

Using a name claimed to be inspired by Mount Kilimanjaro, the large SUV features car-like unibody construction.

While the Monjaro has been in production since 2021, a PHEV version was only announced for global markets this year, with Egypt the first export market.

It uses a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder plug-in hybrid powertrain, offered with either front- or all-wheel drive. Geely's international site lists total system outputs of up to 250kW and 667Nm, with an electric range of up to 130km on the NEDC cycle and total combined NEDC range of up to 1200km.

The Monjaro measures 4800mm long, 1895mm wide and 1700mm tall on a 2845mm wheelbase, making it 80mm longer, 33mm wider and 51mm lower than a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. Despite its larger footprint, the Monjaro can only be had with five seats, as with the (also mid-size) Starray EM-i already sold here.

The “box-style” SUV coming to Australia, meanwhile, is the Galaxy Battleship 700 PHEV.

Revealed in concept form last year as the Galaxy Cruiser, the large off-road SUV has yet to be launched in the Chinese market.

The SUV measures 5085mm long, 1999mm wide, and up to 1925mm tall and rides a 2900mm wheelbase, making it only fractionally larger than a Toyota Prado.

Like the Monjaro, it has only five seats, however it features a new architecture which Geely calls a combination of unibody underpinnings with an integrated frame.

It uses a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder PHEV powertrain utilising three electric motors and a three-speed dedicated hybrid transmission, with a total system output of 830kW of power and a 0-100km/h time of 3.95 seconds.

Claimed combined range on the CLTC cycle is 1700km.

Geely will also offer the Galaxy Cruiser 700 in some markets with a less powerful turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder PHEV powertrain.

The Chinese automaker is calling the Galaxy Cruiser 700 a "hardcore off-road vehicle" and claims an approach angle of 30 degrees, a departure angle of 31 degrees, and a breakover angle of 24 degrees, while off-road equipment includes a locking rear differential. Air suspension is available.

There's also an "emergency floating" mode that lasts for up to 40 minutes, and sonar sensing and dual thrusters allow it to escape from water at a maximum speed of 3.78 knots.

Geely Australia announced in August it would also launch an electric mid-size sedan and SUV over the next 12 months, which will join the PHEV trio plus the existing EX2 electric hatch and electric EX5 and plug-in hybrid Starray EM-i mid-size SUVs.

Mr Gu has previously stated a goal of Geely becoming the number-one Chinese auto brand in Australia by the end of the decade.

Based on last year's VFACTS sales figures, Geely would need to eclipse GWM's 52,800 units to take out the top gong among Chinese brands, though GWM and BYD are both forecasting much higher volumes in 2026 as their ranges continue to expand.

While the Emgrand L EM-i will be Geely’s first sedan following its 2025 local relaunch under a factory-backed operation, it won’t be the first Geely-badged sedan in Australia.

That was the MK, imported by John Hughes in the early 2010s. The MK sedan and hatch ended up being the only vehicles imported by the Western Australian car dealer, before the brand faded away mid-decade.

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