Sales and deliveries of the Deepal E07 Multitruck are on hold in Australia as the Chinese auto brand addresses an unspecified compliance issue.
“Deepal Australia has temporarily paused sales and deliveries of the MY25 E07 to complete required compliance work. We are contacting affected customers directly and will provide updates as this work progresses,” said a company spokesperson in a statement.
“As this matter is not safety related, current owners can continue to drive their vehicles as normal in accordance with the owner’s manual.”
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Deepal wouldn’t confirm what the compliance issue is, and declined to confirm whether vehicles already delivered will be subject to a recall.
It’s unclear if this is potentially an issue with the rear child-seat anchor points, an Australian Design Rule (ADR) compliance issue that has also affected electric models such as the BYD Atto 3 and updated Tesla Model 3 locally.
Neither model had a rear-centre top-tether anchor point that was accessible, leading to deliveries being paused while this was rectified.
In the latest version of its E07 brochure (V1.1), Deepal says it has two top-tether anchor points and two ISOFIX anchor points for child seats.
A previous brochure (V1) listed it as having three child-seat anchor points, plus two ISOFIX points.
Per ADR 34/03, all MA-class vehicles require a top-tether anchor point for all second-row seating positions that have an adult seatbelt.
Exceptions are made under the regulations for an individual seating position that is divided, or one where a child restraint would bar access to a third row of seating where a child-seat anchor point is located.
The Deepal E07 is an MA-class vehicle, a category that includes most passenger cars and many SUVs, and under the regulations it would therefore require three top-tether anchor points.
This specific Australian regulation led to Honda infamously launching the second-generation HR-V here as a four-seater, even though the small SUV offers five seating positions in all other markets.
Deliveries of the E07 commenced in September 2025, and thus far a total of 258 examples of the quirky electric SUV have reached Australian customers.
The E07 is an unusual chimera of a ute and an SUV, with a rear cargo compartment that can be exposed to the elements thanks to a sliding glass roof panel. The division between the cargo bay and the cabin can also be dropped.
It’s Deepal’s second model in Australia, following the S07 mid-size electric SUV that debuted the brand late in 2024. The two models will be joined by the S05 this year, while Mazda is introducing its new 6e mid-size electric sedan this year which features Deepal underpinnings.