Ssangyong expects its Tivoli small SUV to be its biggest seller when it arrives Down Under in December.

The Ssangyong Rexton large SUV will serve as the brand’s flagship when it goes on sale later in December.

The Ssangyong Musso should be the only South Korean pick-up in Australia when it launches, offering what is expected to be a cheaper 4x4 dual-cab alternative to the market-leading Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger.

Mercedes-Benz Cars Australia/Pacific will release its A250 small hatch to join the A-Class range before the end of 2018, with it to be priced sharply from $49,500 before on-road costs but only “available for a limited time”.

The ballistic 310kW/610Nm V8-powered Mercedes-AMG G63 bolts into showrooms this month, with the same-again styling hiding big changes under its boxy sheet metal.

Mazda Australia will add the turbocharged petrol engine from the CX-9 and Mazda6 to its CX-5 medium SUV line-up as part of a model year update that rolls into showrooms in December 2018.

Ford Australia will release its fourth-generation Focus in December, with the German-built small car to launch with five-door hatch and wagon body styles that usher in higher pricing and specification.

Wider and lower than the current Q7, the new Audi Q8 luxury SUV will arrive early in 2018, bringing muscular looks and a high level of specification.

Ford finally returns to the large-SUV segment with its North American-sourced Endura, but with just five seats one diesel powertrain, it is not being pitched as a replacement for the Territory.

Jaguar’s first all-electric SUV, the I-Pace, is set to arrive in Australia in the fourth quarter to take on the likes of the Tesla Model X. The I-Pace is motivated by two electric motors on opposing axles, producing a potent 294kW/696Nm.

SsangYong Australia will release the Tivoli XLV in December - a stretched version of the regular Tivoli - poised to steal attention away from the larger small SUVs such as the Nissan Qashqai and Jeep Compass.