just regular 208 , not interest in e-208 nor hybrid .

https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/704047
Carmaker Stellantis interested in investing in Thailand, PM says

https://www.wapcar.my/news/fancy-a-peugeot-...nversions-78097


Good and smart move.



RMA is not small fry. They have been converting Ford pick ups too...

https://www.drive.com.au/news/2023-ford-f-1...n-to-australia/



This is also somewhat following Toyota footsteps, giving much needed versatility to buyers

https://www.carsifu.my/news/toyota-launches...land-from-rm61k

This post has been edited by EnergyAnalyst: Mar 12 2024, 09:24 AM

Please build it here too.


https://insideevs.com/news/694123/stellanti...ture-cheap-evs/


https://www.italpassion.fr/en/stellantis/st...cars-in-europe/

T03 is cute.

https://autobuzz.my/2024/04/03/stellantis-t...lanned-for-ckd/




This post has been edited by EnergyAnalyst: Apr 4 2024, 12:07 PM

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202403/05/W...fc043bab7d.html

Chinese NEV startup Leapmotor said it plans to export its vehicles from the third quarter, with target sales of 6,000-10,000 units overseas this year.

Its vehicles will be available in Europe, South America, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa.

The company reached an agreement with Italian automaker Stellantis in October to set up a joint venture that has exclusive rights for the export and sale, as well as manufacturing, of Leapmotor vehicles outside China.

Zhu Jiangming, founder and CEO of Leapmotor, said that the collaboration is progressing and it has established an international team in the past few months.

The company will adopt the same marketing approach in overseas markets as in China, with comprehensive service systems that include financial and insurance services. Although the initial setup of the sales network may take some time, Zhu said that once completed, it will grow quickly.

Moreover, given the collaborative background with Stellantis, Leapmotor can "rapidly acquire more and higher-quality channel resources, including distribution systems for components, service networks and the market", Zhu said. "We will be steps ahead, improving efficiency and costs in various aspects," he added.

Leapmotor plans to set up more than 200 sales outlets overseas this year.

The first export model will be the C10 SUV, which officially launched in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Saturday.

The model has seven pure electric and range-extended versions at starting prices from 128,800 yuan ($17,890). The model has secured more than 45,000 orders since presales in mid-January.

As Leapmotor's first global model built upon the Leap 3.0 technical architecture, the C10 features the Qualcomm 8295 chip, among other things.

It integrates the cockpit and driving functions of an audio digital signal processor, parking assistance and a 360-degree surround view, a first in the industry. The model also incorporates components such as laser radar and the Nvidia Orin-X chip.

The company also launched upgraded versions of its C11 SUV, C01 sedan and T03 small EV on Saturday.

The big read on leapmotor

https://carnewschina.com/2021/11/14/the-big...y-of-leapmotor/

It is a Nov 2021 article and to put it in an intended pun, since then the rest is history (in making I would add)

https://carnewschina.com/2024/04/08/stellan...spied-in-china/

Although covered in stickers, we can see that the design is similar to the Leap C10 which was the brand’s first global car. It has hidden door handles and it seems smaller than the C10 with the design pushing the wheels as far as possible to the corners to maximize internal space. Fast Technology estimate the length to be between 4.5 and 4.6 meters.

Too bad this is not yet planned for our market

https://www.wapcar.my/news/alfa-romeo-milan...olvo-ex30-78768
aAlfa Romeo Milano BEV

OOPs

https://www.drive.com.au/news/alfa-romeo-in...al-milano-name/

Alfa Romeo in hot water over “illegal” Milano model name – report
A law banning "Italian-sounding" names on foreign products has Alfa Romeo in a difficult position, after it revealed its new Polish-built Milano SUV last week.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a60480795...-italian-drama/

[QUOTE]Named after Italy's moral capital and Alfa Romeo's origin city, Milan, the subcompact crossover shares its platform with the Jeep Avenger and Fiat 600e. Sharing platforms with fellow Stellantis models is cost-saving, no doubt, but it means the Milano will be manufactured in Tychy, Poland. With an ever-strong national heritage, Italy's industry minister, Adolfo Urso, believes this move by Stellantis is unacceptable.[

"A car called Milano cannot be produced in Poland. This is forbidden by Italian law," Urso said in Turin on Thursday. "This law stipulates that you cannot give indications that mislead consumers. So a car called Milano must be produced in Italy. Otherwise, it gives a misleading indication which is not allowed under Italian law."

The law that Urso is referencing dates back to 2003, stating that it is illegal to market Italian-sounding products produced elsewhere as Italian in the name of consumer safety.


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https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-tran...aly-2024-04-15/

Milano is changed to Junior

https://www.teslarati.com/stellantis-india-...-asia-market-2/

Stellantis makes India its EV export hub for SE Asia

https://www.electrive.com/2023/08/02/vw-rum...with-leapmotor/

Intriguing "Four-Leaf Clover” architecture developed entirely by Leapmotor...

May 01, 2024 12:00 AM
Stellantis-Leapmotor JV to challenge value brands in Europe
Dacia could be a key rival to the joint venture, which will start sales of the Leapmotor T03 minicar and C10 SUV this year.
PETER SIGAL

The Leapmotor T03 full-electric minicar will reportedly be assembled in Poland starting this year.

Stellantis plans to challenge budget brands such as Dacia with “value-for-money” cars from its new joint venture with the Chinese automaker Leapmotor, analysts said after an investors’ meeting at the Beijing auto show.

Stellantis invested €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) last October for a 21 percent share in Leapmotor, and the two companies set up a joint venture called Leapmotor International, in which Stellantis holds a 51 percent share. It gives Stellantis exclusive rights to build, export and sell Leapmotor products outside China, a first for a legacy Western automaker

The JV plans to build and sell cars in Europe, reportedly starting with the T03 full-electric minicar to be made from kits in Poland this year. Other markets include the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Latin America.

The Leapmotor C10 SUV is set for European sales this year, and is undergoing EU homologation.

The partnership offers Stellantis a way to compete in China’s auto market, the world’s largest, after a rocky few years that saw brands such as Peugeot and Citroen lose most of their market share there, as well as the end of Jeep production there in 2022. During the mid-2010s, PSA Group, now part of Stellantis, sold more than 700,000 cars annually in China.

At the same time, Stellantis can benefit from Leapmotor’s lower-cost production and technology, executives said. "The Chinese offensive is visible everywhere," Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said last October in announcing the joint venture. "With this deal we can benefit from it rather than being the victims of it."


Stellantis CFO Natalie Knight referred to Leapmotor as the group’s “15th brand.” In Europe, Leapmotor could be slotted in below Citroen and Fiat in the group's cluster of volume brands. Citroen, Fiat and Opel/Vauxhall will all launch vehicles on the low-cost Smart Car platform this year.

Knight said on Tuesday that the first sales and revenue from the joint venture would appear in the second half of the year, but she said the impact on Stellantis' balance sheet "won't be huge" at first.

Initially, Leapmotor’s main products for Europe will be the T03 and the C10, a 4750 mm-long SUV that will reportedly be available in EV and hybrid versions.


New details on the partnership that emerged from the investors’ meeting include information about sales channels, distribution, product positioning and production, according to a note from Jefferies.

Among the details, according to Jefferies:

Future models: The C10 and T03 are expected to complete EU certification in by this summer. Two other minicars are being developed and scheduled for launches after 2024. Longer term, Leapmotor will cover different segments with SUVs and crossovers, and all models will be available with right-hand-drive versions, Jefferies said.
Sales: Leapmotor International will start to sell cars under the Leapmotor brand in the second half of this year through Stellantis’ existing sales channels, with dedicated space in Stellantis outlets.
Positioning: Leapmotor cars will not compete against existing Stellantis products but instead will compete against global brands with the same positioning as Leapmotor in China, which is “value for money” with affordable technology, Jefferies said. That matches the position Dacia occupies in Europe. The T03, for example, starts at about €26,000 euros in France.
Profits: The JV is expected to reach breakeven this year because it only has 20 employees, initial imports will come from China, and it will use existing Stellantis resources. The JV could reach 500,000 sales a year by 2030.
Production: Stellantis did not address reports of production in Poland, but said that the EU is supportive of Chinese automakers building factories in Europe.

The Leapmotor C01 at the Beijing auto show. The midsize sedan has just gone into production in China.

Outside of the joint venture news, Leapmotor plans to deliver 250,000 to 300,000 cars this year, Jefferies said, with monthly deliveries ramping up to 30,000 by the fourth quarter. Sales in 2023 were 144,000.

Leapmotor’s lineup also includes the C11 midsize SUV, which has 650 km (403 miles) range in full-electric verions, and is also available in China as a plug-in hybrid model. In addition to the T03 and future minicars, other models include the forthcoming low-cost C16 midsize SUV and long-range C01 midsize sedan, both of which were shown at the Beijing show.

The Jefferies report said that Leapmotor had narrowed its losses to 915 million renminbi ($126 million), in the fourth quarter of the 2023 fiscal year. Operating cash flow was 1.1 billion renminbi, while free cash flow is “expecting soon” to turn positive, Jefferies said.

The Leapmotor C11 SUV, seen at the Beijing auto show, is a higher-end model with an EV range of about 400 miles.

https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/stel...e-brands-europe

This post has been edited by EnergyAnalyst: May 5 2024, 08:16 AM

https://www.wapcar.my/news/stellantis-leapm...-100k-bev-79243
Leap T03 will show up in 2024 Malaysia Auto Show 22-26 May 2024 @ Serdang?

This post has been edited by EnergyAnalyst: Sep 14 2024, 07:09 AM

https://electrek.co/2024/05/08/stellantis-j...-international/

Drop name of JV from Stellantis International and becoming Leapmotor International.

https://www.wapcar.my/news/miti-vw-malaysia...xport-hub-79279

VW to fight back

https://soyacincau.com/2024/05/14/leapmotor...st-ev-malaysia/

https://soyacincau.com/2024/05/21/leapmotor...ia-atto3-rival/

https://autobuzz.my/2024/05/21/stellantis-m...20km-range-bev/

https://www.carlist.my/news/leapmotor-previ...s-136905/136905

https://www.zigwheels.my/car-news/malaysia-...kes-asean-debut