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New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in China
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Denza N9 rumors. This really needs to succeed for BYD. A very important model. It's one thing to dominate in sub 200k segment. Quite a different thing to compete in the luxury market
looks like Stellantis will build Leapmotor EVs in Italy. Great day for China EV Inc
Are they using the Leapmotor brand in this joint venture?
Stellantis owns 51% of Leapmotor International.
I think what this means is that Leapmotor has essentially become a non-Chinese brand outside of China.
The thing I don't know is whether Leapmotor International is going to deviate from the Chinese Leapmotor by switching some models to Stellantis platforms or continue letting Leapmotor China do all the designing and engineering
I think what this means is that Leapmotor has essentially become a non-Chinese brand outside of China.
The thing I don't know is whether Leapmotor International is going to deviate from the Chinese Leapmotor by switching some models to Stellantis platforms or continue letting Leapmotor China do all the designing and engineering
broadsword
Brigadier
I think they probably find it makes economic sense to let Leapmotor do all that stuff, at least for the first two models. Get the sales going first before adding on any more costs.
supercat
Major
As far as I know, unlike BYD's suspension, this suspension was developed by an American company.
European automakers are worried about their own politicians' protectionism. For example, they want Chinese battery suppliers' to set up shop in Europe as soon as possible to prevent potential problems in the future.
China's auto industry really needs more merges and acquisitions.
When the deal was announced Stellantis said “Leapmotor has now become one of our brands”, so it there was no doubt of the intention.
One thing that already mentioned in the past were that the Leapmotor C10 and C11 are ready for international sale, so it’s very likely these are going to be badge engineered into one of the existing Stellantis brands.
There are no real Stellantis EV platforms to speak of. Basically the only one they have is underpinning the Citroen e-C3, Fiat 600e, Jeep Avenger, etc. The whole rationale behind the Leapmotor stake was the tacit admission that Stellantis is quite behind in their EV development including future "smart" driving platforms.
Take this article from 2022
Do we have the electric Jeep in 2023? Kind of, the aforementioned Avenger is sold in Europe, but the lack of 4WD means Stellantis won't even bring it to Jeep's home and biggest market, North America/USA.
So really there is a big expectation to integrate Leapmotor's know how.
Indonesia updating tax policies around evs. It’s clear that Byd waited until these policies are cleared up before entering local market
Byd explorer 1 arrived in netherlands
Byd has 5 models launched in Saudi Arabia. Quite the initial salvo
Spy shots of bao3 from recent days
Byd explorer 1 arrived in netherlands
Byd has 5 models launched in Saudi Arabia. Quite the initial salvo
Spy shots of bao3 from recent days