Deepal E07 News

Rumours have been rife over the past few weeks that Mazda may be investigating the fully electric Deepal E07 Multitruck for Australia.And why not?With its unique design that combines the passenger compartment of a five-seat, large SUV with the versatility of a utility, the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) seems to evolve the coupe-utility formula that was so famously pioneered in Melbourne by Ford in the early 1930s.This is especially relevant at these times with spiking fuel prices and interest in electrification of all sorts booming at all-time highs in this country.In March 2026 alone, EV sales alone went from under nine per cent of total vehicle volume to nearly 15 per cent.Fanning the reports is Mazda’s decades-old relationship with Chinese partner Changan Automobile Technologies that owns Deepal, which is only now bearing fruit in this market, with the 6e EV liftback and its CX-6e EV SUV coming later in the year derived from and made by the latter brand.As such, for many speculators, a quick repurpose of the E07 Multitruck for the enormous ute segment in Australia seems like a no-brainer to new conquest buyers, especially as the Japanese company’s volumes have slipped some 12 per cent in the first three months of 2026.However, despite all the compelling arguments for an electrified ute to slip alongside the robust BT-50 diesel ute that is built and supplied by compatriot rival Isuzu, it seems almost certain that Mazda is neither developing nor intending to introduce a version of the Deepal SUV-cum-ute.“It’s not happening,” according to a Mazda Australia spokesperson speaking to CarsGuide earlier this week. “The E07 is an interesting concept, but there are no plans at all for it.“The reports are wrong.”It is difficult to argue with the facts. Firstly, just 66 examples of the E07 Multitruck were registered in the first three months on sale in Australia, suggesting most ute consumers are yet to be convinced of the concept.Secondly, with the Deepal kicking off from $65,000 before on-road costs for the RWD model and from $74,000 for the high-performance AWD version, a Mazda version would likely sit above the BT-50, competing directly with the company’s menagerie of large, premium SUVs from the CX-60 through to the three-row CX-90 flagship.And, as we have reported previously, the E07 Multitruck is a ute-ified SUV EV with a large and heavy 80kWh battery that eats into potential payload, rather than a purpose-built pick-up. It just doesn’t have the capacities and capabilities of a traditional utility – or even some SUVs.And another big, expensive SUV is not what Mazda needs right now.The flurry of stories, which went global, emanated from a roundtable in Melbourne back in March, when senior Mazda and Changan Mazda officials were asked about the possibility of launching a version of the E07 Multitruck.“We can’t talk about future product,” was the reply from Changan Mazda General Manager of Tech Development Centre and Program Manager for product development in China of CX-50, 6e and CX-6e Hiroshi Ozawa.“But I think it is a very interesting vehicle and I like that type of vehicle that opens up. And I think in Australia people may like it, but Mazda does not produce trucks on its own.“But, if there is a global need we may have to consider it as well. But not at the moment, and we are not studying such a model currently.”A nice-to-have rather than a must-have response, then, from a Japanese company that is a comparative minnow in the automotive world, with limited resources, falling sales in Australia and much more pressing new-model priorities that lay ahead.

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