China's Deepal almost doubles the size of its Australian dealer network

Deepal is expanding its retail network in Australia, after launching late in 2024 with just four dealers across two cities.

The Chinese brand’s Adelaide dealership is now open, with one in Perth opening at the end of January and a Brisbane location following in February.

Deepal also promises to continue expanding its network throughout the first quarter of 2025, with more Queensland locations coming along with one in the Australian Capital Territory.

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For now, all its locations are in metropolitan areas.

The electric vehicle (EV) brand’s retail network now includes two in Greater Sydney (Parramatta and Artarmon), two in Melbourne (North Melbourne and Doncaster) and one in Adelaide (the CBD), plus the upcoming Perth (Victoria Park) and Brisbane (Newstead) locations.

All dealerships provide both sales and service support.

Deepal is being distributed by Inchcape which also handles Subaru and Peugeot. It opened orders for its first model, the S07 mid-sized electric SUV, in November 2024 with customer deliveries beginning the following month.

The range is set to grow, with Deepal confirming in November the next logical addition to its lineup would be the smaller S05 electric SUV. It’s also eyeing the large G318 SUV and the E07, an unusual chimera of an SUV and a ute.

For now, it has just the S07, offered in a single variant priced at $53,900 before on-road costs.

This features a single rear-mounted electric motor with 160kW of power and 320Nm of torque, powered by a 79.97kWh battery providing 475km of WLTP electric range.