The Mazda 6e is yet to be officially confirmed for Australian release, but the presence of a right-hand drive example on the streets of Melbourne suggests this is a fait accompli.

Images shared on the Mazda6 Club Australia group on Facebook, show a camouflaged example of the Chinese-built mid-size electric liftback wearing Victorian number plates.

The 6e, as the EZ-6 is known outside of China, has already been confirmed for right-hand drive production. It’ll go on sale in Thailand later this year, and in the UK market in 2026.

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“At this stage, the only one we’re building a business case for, because it’s available in right-hand drive, is the Mazda 6e, and we’re only doing a business case,” Mazda Australia managing director Vinesh Bhindi told Australian media earlier this year, stressing a local launch wasn’t a foregone conclusion.

“Australia offers the most amount of models, as many as we can – when you look at the global portfolio, we offer the most [of any market globally] – so we don’t want to abandon that strategy.

“[And] I think if the government is really determined to reduce our carbon footprint from Australia, I can only expect they will go stronger and harder towards battery electric-powered cars.

“Mazda will offer it if we can.”