William Stopford
China’s Leapmotor heading upmarket with second brand
Leapmotor doesn't want to only offer cheap and cheerful vehicles, and will reveal a new brand in the coming months that's expected to have a more premium positioning.
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Max Davies
These are the 10 cheapest PHEVs available in Australia in 2026
Fancy a plug-in hybrid vehicle? Here are the 10 cheapest PHEV options currently offered in the market.
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Alborz Fallah
Inside the Chinese EV factory built to take on Tesla and BYD
Leapmotor says it wants to be more than a cheap EV brand and its Chinese factory tour showed us how it plans to do that.
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Derek Fung
Opel slashes R&D jobs, will get Leapmotor-based EV
Opel will lose 40 per cent of its R&D department, and will be the first brand in Stellantis stable to have a car based on Leapmotor tech.
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Alborz Fallah
Leapmotor won't just export carbon copies of the models it sells in China
The Chinese EV brand says its export-market cars are being developed with input from Stellantis engineers – and Australia could get its own tune if the business case stacks up.
17 Days Ago
Alborz Fallah
Leapmotor wants to take on BYD and Chery with just one brand
The Stellantis-backed brand says it sees other Chinese brands as its real rivals in Australia, but for now it won’t copy their multi-brand strategy.
18 Days Ago
Alborz Fallah
Leapmotor fixes one of its most annoying 'features'
The Chinese brand says new export-market models will get a physical key, while existing models are expected to follow with a model-year update.
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Alborz Fallah
Leapmotor D19 flagship SUV could be headed to Australia
The Chinese brand’s new top-shelf SUV is likely for local release, with Leapmotor's export-market localisation program set to finish within 12 months.
18 Days Ago
Alborz Fallah
Leapmotor ute still on the table, but there’s one big problem
The Chinese brand says the Asia-Pacific has become a bigger focus but it doesn’t yet have the ladder-frame platform needed for a traditional dual-cab.
18 Days Ago
Derek Fung
Leapmotor B05 Ultra: Electric GTI chaser revealed in Beijing
The Golf-size Leapmotor B05 has gained a hotter Ultra flagship ahead of the electric hatchback's launch in Europe and Australia by the end of this year.
19 Days Ago
William Stopford
What's the best fuel-efficient car under $50,000?
Hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles... there are plenty of affordable options in Australia if you want to slash your weekly running costs.
2 Months Ago
Damion Smy
Leapmotor C10 AWD Sports+ is an exclusive but affordable Model Y Performance rival
A new special edition Leapmotor C10 gets a major power bump, all-wheel drive, a larger battery and upgraded 800V architecture.
2 Months Ago
Marton Pettendy
Leapmotor B10 SUV to become even cheaper
The upcoming extended-range version of Leapmotor's new small electric SUV could start from under $37,000.
3 Months Ago
Marton Pettendy
Leapmotor B03X: Even smaller, cheaper electric SUV under study for Australia
The Chinese brand’s smallest electric SUV yet could slot under the mid-size C10 and small B10 electric SUVs to fight BYD’s Atto 2.
3 Months Ago
Marton Pettendy
Leapmotor C10 won’t get Apple CarPlay or Android Auto after all
The Chinese brand’s debut model won’t receive the popular smartphone mirroring technologies in its current generation.
3 Months Ago
William Stopford
Geely, Kia, Leapmotor and Zeekr among brands to score five-star safety ratings
There's not a dud to be found in the latest batch of vehicles assessed by safety authority ANCAP, with all scoring five stars.
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