Leapmotor and Stellantis open orders for budget EVs in Europe

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China's Leapmotor is set to start taking orders in Europe for a city car and an SUV, the carmaker and its partner Stellantis said on Tuesday as they expand their budget electric vehicle (EV) offering in the region.

Stellantis holds a 51% stake in their Leapmotor International joint venture (JV) and has exclusive rights to build, export and sell Leapmotor products outside China in the first such arrangement for a legacy Western carmaker.

The T03 compact car will be available from the end of September with prices starting from €18,900 (R362,471) while the C10 SUV will be in dealerships in October starting from €36,400 (R700,027), the JV said.

The two models were showcased for the first time in Europe near Milan on Tuesday.