Leapmotor Ships First Batch Of Electric Vehicles To Europe

Leapmotor International, the 51/49 Stellantis-led joint venture between the automaker and China’s Leapmotor, has shipped the first batch of C10 crossovers and T03 city cars electric vehicles (EVs) from Shanghai, China, to European ports.

The Leapmotor C10 is the company’s first global product, built according to global design and safety standards. The C10 is based on Leapmotor’s self-developed LEAP3.0 technology architecture and is a fully equipped, family-centric D-segment crossover featuring a 420 km (261 miles) WLTP range and meeting the 5-star E-NCAP rating standard. After winning the “2023 International CMF Design Award” for its technological and natural aesthetic design, it recently won the 2024 Gold Award from the French Design Awards (FDA) and the 2024 Gold Award from the US MUSE Design Awards.

The Leapmotor T03 is a small five-door, A-segment city car that offers B-segment interior space. It features a 265 km (165 miles) WLTP range and was ranked No. 1 in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) in the small battery-electric vehicle (BEV) segment.

“The shipment of Leapmotor C10 and T03 vehicles to Europe this month is a landmark moment in the partnership between Stellantis and Leapmotor,” said Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares. “This demonstrates our commitment to providing innovative, affordable, and sustainable mobility solutions to our customers. Relying on Stellantis’ strong business assets in Europe and the hard work of our companies’ teams to guarantee product innovation and quality, I strongly believe that Leapmotor’s electric vehicles will be widely accepted by European customers. We are excited about the opportunities this partnership brings and look forward to a successful journey together.”

“As of the first half of July, Leapmotor has accumulated over 400,000 EV sales in China since the company’s first sale,” said Leapmotor Founder, Chairman, and CEO Zhu Jiangming. “China is the biggest and most competitive EV market in the world, and our products have proved their value by being acclaimed by local customers. Since the very beginning, the C10 and T03 models have been designed to meet the high standards of global customers, and we are confident that the collaboration between Stellantis and Leapmotor will drive significant growth for both companies.”