Leapmotor builds small e-cars at Stellantis in Poland

Production Leapmotor apparently builds electric small cars at Stellantis in Poland

2024-03-25 From Thomas Günnel | Translated by AI 2 min Reading Time

According to media reports, Leapmotor will manufacture an electrically powered small car at the Stellantis plant in Poland. Last year, Stellantis announced significant investments in the Chinese manufacturer.

Leapmotor is already selling the T03 model in France.(Image: Wehner – VCG) — Leapmotor is already selling the T03 model in France.
(Image: Wehner – VCG)

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Leapmotor will apparently build a small car at the Stellantis plant in Tychy, Poland. This is reported by several media outlets, citing insiders. Leapmotor would be one of the first Chinese car manufacturers to build its vehicles in Europe.

According to the news agency Reuters, the production of the small car named "T03" "could start before the end of June." Pre-assembled kits would then be assembled into a finished vehicle using the semi-knocked-down process. A company spokesperson for Stellantis merely said on request: "We do not comment on speculation."

Stellantis invests in Leapmotor

Stellantis had announced in October that it plans to acquire approximately 20 percent of Leapmotor for around 1.5 billion euros. The agreement also includes the establishment of "Leapmotor International," a joint venture led by Stellantis with a 51 percent stake. It holds exclusive rights for the production, sale, and export of Leapmotor products outside of China.

According to the announcement, Stellantis intends to leverage Leapmotor's EV ecosystem in China to achieve its core electrification goals by 2030. The companies explicitly did not rule out "further mutually beneficial synergies."

According to the announcement, the first deliveries from the joint venture are expected to start in October from the second half of 2024. The "EV products," as somewhat awkwardly stated in the announcement, are intended to complement Stellantis' current technology and portfolio.

Leapmotor T03 available in France

The Leapmotor T03 has a range of 280 kilometers according to WLTP. The engine produces 80 kilowatts. Since 2020, the small car has been available for purchase in a sales pilot project in France for around 26,000 euros.

Leapmotor currently manufactures electric vehicles in the middle to upper segment. By 2026, the manufacturer aims to cover the entire range from A to E segments. They are to be based on a technical architecture with three scalable platforms featuring BEV and range extender EV drives. In 2022, Leapmotor delivered about 110,000 electrified vehicles.

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