LEAPMOTOR OPENS FIRST EUROPEAN INNOVATION CENTRE IN MUNICH, GERMANY

• Leapmotor accelerates global expansion with first European Innovation Centre in Munich
• New hub strengthens collaboration with Europe’s top design and technology talent
• Innovation centre underpins next-generation product development

The Leapmotor Europe Innovation Centre GmbH officially opened in Munich this week. This is Leapmotor’s first innovation centre outside China, marking the strategic leap the brand is taking from solely product export to European design and engineering, and promoting the globalisation of Leapmotor International.

Leapmotor’s first European Innovation Centre is in Schwabing-Freimann, one of Munich’s most dynamic districts for culture, technology, and automotive innovation, and with a vibrant community of leading global design and engineering talent.

The new centre marks a major milestone in Leapmotor’s international expansion, becoming a creative hub where the brand’s core design values – purity, balance, texture, and warmth – along with its philosophy of technological natural aesthetics, can take root and evolve through close collaboration with Europe’s leading innovators. By integrating advanced global design concepts and technologies, Leapmotor will deepen its understanding of international trends and consumer expectations, continually refining its design language to create breakthrough products with strong global appeal.

At the event, Yu Shuyue, Leapmotor’s Head of Global Design, introduced the design concept for Leapmotor with the new B03X as an example. Leapmotor B03X heralds a new benchmark for world-class SUVs with global aesthetics, based on scientific and technological natural aesthetics 2.0, inheriting and strengthening the brand’s design language, demonstrating the distinctive charm of Chinese technology and its global aesthetic resonance.

With the launch of the European Innovation Centre and the rapid expansion of its global business, Leapmotor will continue to drive innovation forward. Design will serve as a strategic bridge, enabling the deep integration of leading intelligent electric vehicle technologies with world-class design expertise. This approach will allow Leapmotor to develop products with strong global competitiveness and fulfil the brand’s mission of truly making excellence accessible.

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About Leapmotor International

Leapmotor International is a Stellantis-led joint venture with a 51/49 partnership between Stellantis N.V. and Leapmotor. Founded in 2015. Leapmotor is focused on redefining the electric vehicle (EV) landscape by leveraging cutting-edge technology and innovation. Leapmotor International was created to deliver these tech-centric, affordable electric mobility solutions to customers around the globe using Stellantis’ long-established and comprehensive sales and post-sales network, which provides the highest standards of quality and reliability. The company began its operations in Europe in September 2024 and in the UK in March 2025, where it currently has 71 retailers. Leapmotor has committed to increasing this figure to over 100 by the end of 2026. Leapmotor International’s product line-up includes the T03, an urban-focused A-segment EV, the recently launched B10, a C-segment SUV and the C10, a fully equipped, family-oriented D-segment SUV vehicle. Another two electric models (the recently unveiled B05, a C-segment hatch, and the BO3X, a B-segment SUV) are planned before the end of 2026. www.leapmotor.net/uk.