Hongqi premium electric cars will be built on the Leapmotor platform

The Chinese company Leapmotor, which is supported by the STELLANTIS concern, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOV) for strategic cooperation with the FAW corporation, which owns the Hongqi premium brand. According to Reuters, as part of this partnership, Leapmotor will share its LEAP electric platform with new Hongqi models.

Carnewschina writes that the first Hongqi electric car on the LEAPMOTOR “cart”, known for the so far under the code designation G117, will be ready for the second half of 2026. The portal suggests that it will be based on the LEAP 3.5 architecture, which underlies the recently launched Leapmotor B10 crossover. Such cooperation, journalists suggest, will allow Hongqi to release a more affordable model than those that the brand sells now.

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The mentioned Leapmotor B10 went on sale in China in March this year and became the first car, which at a price of up to 130 thousand yuan is equipped with a lidar autopilot and supports two language models at once. The novelty has an integrated battery integrated into the power structure, an advanced thermoregulation system, an autopilot on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8650 and 25 electronic assistants, and Maserati specialists were finishing the crossover chassis.

Leapmotor B10
Leapmotor

The LEAPMOTOR B10 is driven by the only electric motor installed on the rear axle, which produces 180 or 218 horsepower depending on the modification. The batteries are also two to choose from-56.2 or 67.1 kilowatt-hour. The stroke without recharging reaches 600 kilometers, and fast charging from 20 to 80 percent takes only 19 minutes.

In China, the prices for the model start at 109,800 yuan, and the most expensive version costs 139,800 yuan. Until the end of 2025, the Leapmotor B10 will enter the European market, it is planned to assemble the novelty at the Stellantis factory in Germany or Slovakia.

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