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Patent imagery of what appears to be BYD’s next dual-cab ute has surfaced as part of a filing from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
As reported by Car News China, this ute appears to share a lot of its exterior design with the BYD Sealion 6, which is already sold in Australia.
The biggest differences are the altered front fascia, as well as the pickup tub at the back with the Shark 6-esque full-width LED light bar and sports bar.
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This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this BYD ute. It was photographed earlier this year in prototype form with very heavy camouflage, hiding a lot of the vehicle’s design features.
It’s reported this new BYD ute will have a unibody chassis, much like the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz. These typically prioritise passenger comfort over payload capacity.
If this is the case it’ll be a departure from the BYD Shark 6, which has a ladder-frame chassis and is related to the Denza B5 and B8.
At this stage no other official information about this currently unnamed BYD ute has been confirmed as it hasn’t been officially revealed yet.
It could form as part of BYD’s Shark ute line-up which currently only consists of the Shark 6 plug-in hybrid (PHEV) dual-cab ute.
The patent images show there is a charging flap and fuel filler flip, so this ute will feature a PHEV powertrain.
The BYD Shark 6 is powered by dual electric motors and a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine producing total system outputs of 321kW and 650Nm.
The Sealion 6, on the other hand, either comes with a single electric motor and 1.5-litre petrol engine producing a total system output of 160kW, or dual electric motors and a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine producing a total system output of 238kW or 258kW, depending on the battery pack size.
Given patent imagery of this new BYD ute surface in Europe, this could point toward the Chinese carmaker aiming this vehicle at export markets. However, it’s unclear whether an Australian launch is on the radar.
On the local front, BYD previously expressed interest in a full-size ute to sit above the Shark 6. This ute is not that.
Last year BYD Australia CEO David Smitherman said to CarsGuide the only way to go in the ute segment is up.
“But, you can see that the range of different (types of) utes in Australia is significant,” said Smitherman.
“We've had significant interest from fleets around (the Shark 6 and future variants there-of) …and around full-sized utes as well.
“And you know how passionate I am with my prior history about the full-sized ute segment,” he said.
The BYD Shark 6 has experienced meteoric success in Australia since it launched locally in late 2024.
In the first nine months of 2025, a total of 14,111 Shark 6 examples have been sold. It’s by far BYD’s best-selling vehicle and it’s also outselling many dual-cab utes like the Mitsubishi Triton, Nissan Navara and Volkswagen Amarok.
