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Leapmotor 零跳

The Stellantis-backed Chinese start-up behind the C10 — and the answer to the question every UK buyer should ask: will it still be here to honour the warranty?

Kai Zhang
Kai Zhang
Editor-in-Chief · Updated 3 Jul 2026
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Will it survive?

Our bankruptcy & warranty-risk read — from group scale, financial health and UK commitment.

Survival risk · Leapmotor UK
Medium risk
Warranty · bankruptcy
Survival confidence68%
Warranty reliability70%
Export commitment82%
Medium riskleapmotor.com/uk · Updated 3 Jul 2026
Why medium risk
21%
Stellantis stake (2023)
70+
UK dealers
144k
vehicles 2023
€1.5bn
Stellantis investment

Leapmotor is the smallest and youngest of the Chinese brands in this guide, but the Stellantis stake changes the equation dramatically. Stellantis manages European distribution and shares its dealer network — if Leapmotor runs into trouble, Stellantis has strong commercial incentive to keep it alive. The main risk is whether the product itself wins customers; early UK sales will be the proof.

Sales track record — buildingleapmotor.com/uk
Who owns whom

The brand family tree

The badge on the bonnet rarely tells you who built it. Here's the group behind each one.

Leapmotor 零跳
Stellantis 21% · Listed HKSE 9863 · Founded 2015
Leapmotor
零跑
C10 UK
BEV/REEV
B10 upcoming
EU
T03 China
budget
Stellantis
合作
European distribution
channel
C10 pricing UK
£36,500
BEV · REEV · same price
£32,750with LEAP-GRANT (salary sacrifice / fleet)
Price — UK needs checkleapmotor.com/uk · Updated 3 Jul 2026
What to watch — the catch

The UK C10 ships with a 69.9 kWh / 400Vbattery. Leapmotor's 2026 Chinese model upgrades to 74.9 kWh and 800V architecture for faster charging. UK buyers also lose CarPlay and Android Auto— the infotainment runs Leapmotor's own system only.

Read the full C10 write-up →Spec gap — confirmed