MG U9 2026 Video Review

Even amid the near-constant discussion of utes in Australia, 2025 has been a momentous year. We’ve already seen the arrival of the BYD Shark 6, Ford Ranger PHEV and Kia Tasman. Now comes the latest new contender looking to shake-up the establishment - MG.

The formerly-British-turned-Chinese brand has made no secret of the fact its Australian aspirations involve challenging Toyota, Ford and Mazda at the top of the sales charts. To achieve that it knew it needed a ute and needed one quickly.

Luckily for MG, it had a way to shortcut the development and get a new ute into the market in next to no time. It was called the LDV Terron 9, an upsized ute from the commercial vehicles division of SAIC, parent company to MG.

Read the full MG U9 2026 review: Australian first drive.