Leapmotor Hits 101,267 Monthly Deliveries: What Changes for Buyers in Portugal
Published: 03/08/2026
101,267 cars in a single month: Leapmotor has changed scale
Leapmotor delivered 101,267 vehicles worldwide in July 2026. It's the first time the brand has cleared 100,000 units in a single month, and it's more than double the 50,129 it managed in July 2025 — a 102% year-on-year jump.
If you're weighing up a Chinese EV in Portugal, that number matters for a practical reason: volume turns into parts, workshops, residual values and the odds of the brand still being here in five years. Leapmotor's record deliveries have stopped being an Asian curiosity and started being a buying argument in our market.
Four record months in a row
July was the fourth consecutive all-time high and the fifth straight month of sequential growth. Against June's 93,376 units, deliveries rose 8.45%.
From January to July the brand has handed over 457,754 vehicles, up 68.42% on the same period in 2025. The annual target is one million cars, so roughly 46% of the job is done — which means averaging 108,449 units across the remaining five months. Ambitious, but no longer absurd at the current pace.
Since production began, Leapmotor had built and delivered more than 1,552,590 vehicles by the end of June 2026. Markets outside China now account for around 30% of sales, spread across more than 40 countries and 2,000 sales outlets.
Europe is the main engine outside China
The link between Leapmotor and the European buyer is called Stellantis. Leapmotor International is a joint venture with the group, and Stellantis handles distribution, sales and after-sales on this side of the world — the same group behind Peugeot, Citroën, Opel and Fiat.
The numbers show what that structure buys you. In Q4 2025 the brand sold over 17,000 cars in Europe, against roughly 1,300 in Q4 2024. Q1 2026 brought 24,751 units, up 39% on the previous quarter and up 706% year-on-year. March 2026 alone saw more than 11,000 European registrations — 3.2% of the entire European battery-electric passenger car market.
Across the nine main European markets, Leapmotor ranked second in BEV sales to private customers with a 7.6% share, a twenty-position climb in twelve months.
1.6% of the Portuguese electric market
Portugal sits mid-table on the brand's European scorecard. In March 2026, Leapmotor held 1.6% of the Portuguese battery-electric vehicle market.
For context, Italy is at 33.5% — the brand's strongest market, for obvious reasons of proximity to Stellantis — followed by Poland at 5.4%, Spain at 2.3%, the UK at 2.2%, Austria at 2.0%, the Netherlands at 1.9% and Germany at 1.8%.
So in Portugal, Leapmotor is still a niche brand, below the European average. In practice that means few used examples to choose from and fewer dealers than in Italy or Spain — but it also means clear room to grow here, and that's usually the phase when the sharpest campaigns appear.
Which Leapmotor models are on sale in Europe
The European range rests on three cars, with very different entry points:
| Model | Type | Entry price (Europe) |
|---|---|---|
| T03 | A-segment electric city car | from €18,900 |
| B10 | C-segment electric SUV | from €29,900 |
| C10 | D-segment SUV, BEV and REEV | from €36,400 |
One caveat: the T03 and C10 figures are launch prices announced in September 2024 and may no longer be current. Always confirm the live price list with the dealer before budgeting around them.
The T03 is what carries the volume. In March 2026 it held 56.4% of the entire European A-segment BEV category — more than half of Europe's electric city cars were Leapmotors. The C10 comes in two flavours, fully electric or REEV, where a combustion engine works purely as a generator to extend range. If you regularly drive outside the Lisbon-Porto corridor, that second option removes range anxiety without giving up electric running day to day.
The B10 is the one families should look at
The B10 is the family SUV of the range and the model most likely to end up on a Portuguese driveway. It measures 4,515 mm long and 1,885 mm wide, rides on a 2,735 mm wheelbase and offers a 420-litre boot that grows to 1,415 litres with the seats down.
Two LFP batteries are offered: 56.2 kWh for 361 km WLTP in the Life trim, and 67.1 kWh for 434 km WLTP in the Design. An independent test in mixed, cool conditions recorded around 389 km of real-world range from the bigger pack — an honest gap against the brochure figure. Drive is to the rear, with 160 kW (218 hp) and 240 Nm, and 0-100 km/h takes 7.5 to 8.0 seconds.
DC charging peaks between 140 and 168 kW on CCS2, good for a 30-80% top-up in about 20 minutes. AC charging tops out at 11 kW. A heat pump is standard, which matters on cold inland mornings, along with V2L to power external equipment, a 14.6-inch screen and a five-star Euro NCAP rating from 2025.
It isn't all praise. Independent reviewers flag over-eager driver assistance systems, soft suspension that goes vague in corners, and a shorter warranty than rivals: 4 years on the car and 8 years on the battery, where MG, Kia and Hyundai offer more.
What's coming next
The range is still growing. The B10 with range extender reached European retail networks in May 2026, and a B05 electric hatchback plus a B03X electric crossover have both been announced. There are also unconfirmed reports that B10 production could move to Stellantis' Zaragoza plant in Spain, which would cut delivery times and tariff exposure for the Iberian market.
Where can you service a Leapmotor in Portugal?
This is usually the question that stops people buying a Chinese brand, and it's where the Stellantis structure counts most.
Leapmotor's European network now covers more than 800 points of sales and service, double the 2024 figure. Stellantis says most customers can reach sales and after-sales support within a 25-minute drive, precisely because the brand plugs into the group's existing dealerships instead of building a network from scratch.
In Portugal that means workshops sharing procedures, training and parts systems with brands that have been here for decades. It isn't the same as buying a Peugeot in terms of network density, but it's a long way from the risk of a parallel import with no support behind it.
Frequently Asked Questions
The range sold through the Stellantis network is built around the T03 (A-segment city car, from around €18,900 at European launch), the B10 (C-segment SUV, from €29,900) and the C10 (D-segment SUV, available as a full BEV and as a REEV, from around €36,400). The B05 hatchback and the B03X crossover have since joined them, and the B10 with range extender reached European retail networks in May 2026. The T03 and C10 figures are September 2024 launch prices, so check the current list with your dealer.
The B05 electric hatchback launched in Europe from €26,900, and the B03X crossover entered with a €24,900 European base price. Both are pan-European launch figures — the final Portuguese price depends on the importer's list and the trim you choose, but neither pays ISV registration tax because both are fully electric.
Leapmotor covers the vehicle for 4 years (with a mileage cap, 60,000 miles in the UK market) and the traction battery for 8 years or 160,000 km. That is shorter than direct rivals such as MG, Kia, Hyundai and Toyota, which stretch to 7 years or more on the car — worth weighing in a comparison, even though after-sales is handled by the Stellantis network and its 800-plus points of sales and service across Europe.
It is roughly halfway there: 457,754 vehicles were delivered between January and July 2026, about 46% of the one-million annual target. Reaching it means averaging 108,449 units a month over the remaining five months — above July's 101,267, but only 7% above, after four consecutive record months and 102% year-on-year growth. Achievable at the current pace, but it needs one more step up in the final quarter.
As fully battery-electric cars, the T03, B10 BEV, B05 and B03X are exempt from ISV — the registration tax that heavily inflates the price of combustion cars — and pay only the reduced IUC road tax component. Note that range-extender versions such as the C10 REEV and the B10 Hybrid carry a combustion engine on board and do not qualify for the same tax treatment as a pure BEV.
Is Leapmotor worth buying in Portugal?
It depends on what you're optimising for. If you want equipment and space per euro spent, Leapmotor is among the strongest cases on sale right now — the B10 delivers C-segment dimensions with a kit list European rivals reserve for top trims. If you value chassis tuning, refinement and a service point on every corner, established brands still lead.
Worth remembering that EVs in Portugal are exempt from ISV — the vehicle registration tax that inflates the price of combustion cars — and pay a reduced IUC road tax, which pushes the maths further in their favour whatever badge you pick.
What these 101,267 cars change is the margin of safety. A brand delivering over 100,000 units a month, 30% of them outside China, with after-sales handed to Stellantis, is no longer a gamble. The open question is whether Portugal's 1.6% share climbs in line with the rest of Europe, and the price lists of the next few months will say a lot about that.