Brisbane automotive manufacturer BossCap has been placed into receivership, with all operations suspended. The company was Australia’s first all-electric vehicle upfitter and was leading the charge in converting electric vehicles from left to right-hand drive.

Established in 2012, the company initially started as a vehicle import company but later expanded into engineering and manufacturing. As the parent company of AUSEV and Advanced Manufacturing Queensland, it was responsible for bringing Australia’s first right-hand drive electric fleet ute, the Ford F-150 Lighting, to the local market.

But it has now been placed into receivership, citing a “sudden change in global production strategy from Ford”.

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It said the decision, which was outside its control, had removed the “foundation of future supply and significantly disrupted the company’s forward pipeline”, despite “strong market interest and growing sales momentum”.

“We regret to advise that the BOSSCAP Group was placed into receivership on 17 March 2026,” the receivers said in a statement.

“Accordingly, operations have been suspended whilst the Receivers undertake an assessment of the business. At this stage, BOSSCAP is unable to undertake warranty repair works.”

BossCap announced in July last year that it would adapt Tesla’s Model Y to make the EV compliant for use in the mining industry.

In May 2025, it boasted of achieving a “breakthrough” of producing the first-ever fully electric, 4×4 mining ute re-manufactured in Australia.

“With Labor reaffirming its commitment to net zero and a more aggressive Safeguard Mechanism, mining operators have a clear choice: evolve or fall behind. Our electric ute gives them a practical, compliant, and future-proof path forward,” BossCap Group CEO Edward Kocwa said at the time.

The company also announced a partnership with Hyundai Motor Company Australia to adapt its XCIENT Fuel Cell hydrogen truck to suit Australia’s road conditions and regulatory standards.

The company had struck deals with airports and mining companies across the country, along with partnering with the UN via a local dealer in Samoa to get vehicles to act as back-up generators for homes.

BossCap Group CEO Edward Kocwa was a former star footballer on the American college circuit before he entered the car manufacturing space.