GAC M8 2026 price and specifications: PHEV people mover comes to take on Carnival Hybrid

Chinese newcomer GAC is entering the Australian people mover segment with a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV).

That will do that GAC M8 the only plug-in hybrid people mover on the Australian market.

While you can buy petrol, diesel, hybrid and even electric petroleum vehicles locally, no car brand has launched a PHEV yet.

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Orders are now open for the GAC M8, priced from $76,590 (excluding on-road costs). That makes the entry-level M8 PHEV the same price as a top-spec Kia Carnival Hybrid ($76,630 before on-roads), while significantly undercutting other electric people movers like the Volkswagen ID. Buzz LWB (from $91,290 before on-roads).

Customers who order an M8 before December 31, 2025 will receive a free 22 kW electric vehicle charger and a $1,000 cashback offer, as well as a $500 fuel or charging card.

The M8 comes with an eight-year, unlimited mileage vehicle warranty and an eight-year, 200,000 km battery warranty.

GAC Australia believes the M8 could expand the local people mover market, which is dominated by Carnival, which had a whopping 74 percent share last year.

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The M8 is offered here exclusively with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, which, according to GAC, enables a combined total range of 1032 km.