The sharp-edged 2026 Omoda 4 is the new name for the Omoda 3, a ‘global’ small SUV due to be launched around the same size as rivals including the Kia EV4, BYD Atto 2 and Toyota Corolla Cross.
The five-seat Omoda 4, which measures 4.4 metres long, was first unveiled as the Omoda 3 concept in April, but the production version was revealed in China this week with its new name, before it goes on sale in late 2026.
Full details including powertrains, equipment levels, and pricing are still yet to be announced.
Omoda Australia told Car Expert the Omoda 4 is under consideration for local showrooms, where it would join the Omoda 9 large SUV, the first model launched under the Omoda brand here in August 2025.
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According to British publication Car, Omoda also confirmed plans to reveal an Omoda 4 Ultra in the coming days as part of Chinese auto brand’s revised naming strategy.
“We make the car with our customers. Omoda 4 [name] better meets their demands. We want our customers to come here to tell us what they like, what they don’t like,” Omoda CEO Shawn Xu told Car.
“With this information we can improve ourselves. Half a year after showing the car [the Omoda 3] we had so much more feedback that it [the name] wasn’t suitable for this car. Instead the Omoda 4 is better, so we adopted that.”
The Omoda brand is part of Chery, which launched the Omoda Jaecoo brand in Australia earlier this year.
In August it released its first stand-alone Omoda-badged vehicle in Australia, the Omoda 9 plug-in hybrid (PHEV), as a rival to the BYD Sealion 6 and the Mitsubishi Outlander.
It offers more room than previous versions as it has a longer wheelbase, plus synthetic leather upholstery, a digital instrument cluster, and a a large portrait-style infotainment touchscreen above a floating centre console.
Confirmed for release in Europe and the UK in late 2026, the Omoda 4 – as its name suggests – will sit below the Omoda 5 (now sold as the Chery C5) electric SUV in terms of size, and will be pitched at a younger audience.
It’s based on the same T1X platform as the C5 and several other Chery models, including the Jaecoo J7 mid-size SUV also offered here.
The Omoda 4’s edgy exterior styling follows Chery’s approach to differentiating its sub-brands visually, a strategy Mr Xu previously explained to CarExpert.
“I think our product is a bit different in terms of design language across the brands. So that’s, I think, the first opportunity from a design point of view,” he said.
“The second one is our high level of technology, with Super Hybrid and connectivity.”
Depending on the market, the Omoda 4 will be available with petrol, hybrid, PHEV and EV powertrains, the latter being a rival for the likes of the new BYD Atto 2 that’s due on sale here in November.
Which powertrains the Omoda 4 will be offered in Australia with is yet to be confirmed, but given booming hybrid sales here a version of the Omoda 9’s Super Hybrid PHEV system is a strong candidate.
If it’s sold here, pricing for the Omoda 4 is likely to be on par – or lower than – rivals such as the hybrid-powered Corolla Cross, which is currently priced from $37,440.
Separately, Chery recently announced plans to launch the Lepas brand in Australia in 2026.
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