Leapmotor delays the start of production of the B10 SUV at the Stellantis plant in Zaragoza

Leapmotor appears to have decided to delay the start of European production of the B10 SUV until the third quarter of 2026, or at least that is what some Chinese media outlets are claiming. Until now it was thought that the first units of this electric model would begin rolling off the assembly line at the Stellantis plant in Figueruelas (Zaragoza) sometime in the first quarter of next year, but it now seems that this will not be the case.

According to these same outlets, the Stellantis plant is currently being adapted for the production of this model, but these works will extend over several months and will not be completed by the end of this year. In any case, it should not be forgotten that Leapmotor has not yet officially announced that European production of the B10 will take place there.

The most recent reports indicate that Leapmotor will focus its European production on the B series, starting with the B10 and followed by the B05. Both models will be presented at the IAA Mobility show in Munich, which takes place in early September, marking the European debut of the B10. This electric SUV sits just one step above the T03 compact.

Leapmotor in Europe

The road to producing its vehicles in Europe has been complicated for Leapmotor. After partnering with Stellantis in autumn 2023, the company began producing the T03 at the Polish plant in Tychy in September 2024. However, production was halted just a few months later, in spring 2025, without any official explanation. Some sources suggest that a directive from the Chinese government has urged domestic manufacturers to pause investments in European countries that supported the EU’s special tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, and this could be the explanation, since Poland backed these tariffs.

This would precisely explain why production of the B10 is being moved to the Figueruelas plant in Zaragoza, since it was initially thought that it would also be produced at the Polish plant in Tychy. Pressure from the Chinese government is what would have led Stellantis and Leapmotor to change location.

Although Stellantis holds 51 percent of Leapmotor International and Leapmotor the other 49 percent, it seems clear that the Chinese side retains significant weight in strategic decisions. The Figueruelas plant in Zaragoza, on the other hand, offers important advantages, since it currently operates below its maximum production volume and its location adjacent to CATL’s future battery plant is another point in its favour.

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