GWM Cannon Alpha production hit by parts shortage

The GWM Cannon Alpha ute is being impacted by a component shortage, though GWM’s local arm is still investigating how this will impact Australian supply.

"We have been advised on a component shortage affecting the seats of the Cannon Alpha," a GWM Australia spokesperson told CarExpert.

"We are working closely with our global production team to understand the impact on future supply and timing."

The component shortage is understood to affect both diesel and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) examples of the dual-cab ute.

It’s unclear what specific seat component this supply interruption concerns, however, the Cannon Alpha doesn’t share its front seats with any other GWM model sold in Australia; even the related Tank 500 large SUV has different front seats.

Australian firm Forbidden Gearhouse, which sells accessories for GWM vehicles, said in a post on Facebook that “production of the Cannon Alpha 3.0L [is] coming to a halt”.

“Current Australian stock may be all that’s available until late March or early April 2027 with the possibility of a handful of utes due to come over next month, but in the single digits,” the company claims.

GWM Australia says it still has stock of the ute on the ground, though it hasn’t provided an exact number.

The Cannon Alpha only just received a new powertrain in September 2026, a new 3.0-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder shared with the Tank 500.

It joined the existing PHEV, launched here in 2025 as a replacement for the regular hybrid; the new, larger diesel also replaced the previous 2.4-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder.

From January 2026, GWM started reporting sales figures of its Cannon and Cannon Alpha utes together in monthly VFACTS sales reports. To the end of October, GWM has delivered 8764 of the combined ute range.

This tally excludes 4x2 versions of the Cannon, of which GWM has delivered 677 examples year-to-date.

While sales of the Cannon and Cannon Alpha are reported together, the latter is a larger, more luxurious dual-cab ute launched in Australia in 2024. Both are now available with the same PHEV powertrain, but in Australia the new 3.0-litre is only available in the Cannon Alpha and its Tank 500 sibling.

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