Stellantis Launches First Electric Vehicles in Europe via Leapmotor Partnership
The collaboration aims to expand sales across multiple continents despite new European tariffs on Chinese-built cars.
- Stellantis has begun shipping electric vehicles produced with China's Leapmotor to Europe.
- The first models, C10 SUVs and T03 city cars, will be available next month.
- Sales locations in Europe will increase from 200 this year to 500 by 2026.
- Stellantis plans to assemble Leapmotor vehicles in Europe to avoid tariffs ranging from 30% to 38%.
- Leapmotor has sold over 400,000 electric vehicles in China as of mid-July.