Leapmotor electric cars

A Hangzhou-founded Chinese EV maker, 20%-owned by Stellantis, that entered Australia in October 2024 with the C10 mid-size SUV riding on Stellantis's local dealer network.

Leapmotor was founded in 2015 in Hangzhou, China, and began selling vehicles in 2019. Stellantis N.V. acquired a 20% stake in October 2023 for EUR1.5 billion and formed 'Leapmotor International', a joint venture (51% Stellantis, 49% Leapmotor) to handle markets outside China. Leapmotor's commercial operations expanded to Asia-Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand, from Q4 2024.

The C10 mid-size SUV went on sale in Australia on 23 October 2024 with Style and Design battery-electric grades (69.9kWh battery) from $45,888 to $49,888 before on-road costs, with first customer deliveries in November 2024. A range-extender (REEV) C10 variant, combining a small petrol generator with the EV drivetrain for up to 1,150km combined range, followed in March 2025. The current (2026) C10 line spans Style/Design REEV, Style EV, Design LR BEV and an AWD Sport+ Special Edition, priced $43,888-$53,888 before on-road costs, with the Design LR BEV's WLTP range up to 510km; a $3,000 cashback ran for vehicles delivered Jul-Sep 2026.

value Chinese EV entrant, Stellantis dealer-network-backed

Battery-electric: C10 mid-size SUV (Style EV, Design LR BEV, AWD Sport+ Special Edition grades). Leapmotor also sells C10 REEV range-extender variants in Australia alongside the pure-BEV grades (REEV is out of this run's BEV-only vehicle-research scope).