2024 JAC T9 Ute: Everything you need to know

The 2024 JAC T9 has made its debut in Australia as a new contender in the value ute segment.

Set to compete against the GWM Ute, LDV T60 and Ssangyong Musso, the JAC T9 will be offered in two variants: a base-spec Oasis ($42,662 before on-road costs); and a top-of-the-range Haven ($45,630)

The JAC T9 is equipped with a 125kW/410Nm 2.0-litre single-turbo four-cylinder diesel engine, paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission and a part-time four-wheel-drive system. It's slated to arrive with customers in the second half of 2024.

Here's everything we know about it 👇

JUMP AHEAD

• August 29: T9 gets five-star ANCAP safety rating
• August 9: Test drives to commence in August
• March 21: JAC plans to become embedded brand in Australia
• March 20: Pricing and features revealed
• January 22: T9 spied in Sydney
• May 2023: JAC confirms T9 is coming to Australia

August 29: T9 gets five-star ANCAP safety rating

Value ute gets five-star ANCAP safety score in lead-up to local launch.

ANCAP has awarded the JAC T9 dual-cab ute full safety marks, with the five-star score applying to all 2.0-litre diesel variants sold in Australia.

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August 9: Test drives to commence in August

Consumers will get their first hands-on impressions of the incoming JAC T9 Ute, with test drives of the Chinese ute commencing in August.

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March 21: JAC plans to become embedded brand in Australia

JAC Motors has been in business for a relatively short 59 years, and not all of that has been in vehicle manufacturing, but the company laid out plans to become an embedded player in the Australian automotive landscape.

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March 20: Pricing and features revealed

China's JAC has launched its new T9 four-wheel-drive ute in Australia as a rival to the cut-price GWM Ute, LDV T60 Max and Ssangyong Musso

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January 22: Spied in Sydney

The T9 prototype 'evaluation vehicle', complete with eponymous rego plates, was spotted at Westfield Eastgarden in Sydney.

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May 2023: JAC confirms T9 is coming to Australia

Chinese carmaker JAC Auto has again confirmed its T9 dual-cab ute will reach Australia this year. The JAC T9 will arrive in diesel form first, launching at the 'affordable' end of the ute market as a rival to models like the GWM Ute, LDV T60 and SsangYong Musso.

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