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We’ve journalists on the Beijing Auto Present (Auto China 2026), however it takes time to gather after which share the entire nice EV bulletins taking place there. Within the meantime, beneath is one notable announcement from Leapmotor & Stellantis that was shared on Friday when the present launched.
Leapmotor hosted its themed press convention, “A New Reply to the World — Leapmotor’s Additional Development,” at Auto Beijing on April 24th. Greater than 100 main worldwide media retailers from 5 continents attended the convention, highlighting Leapmotor’s rising world footprint and its newest advances in automotive expertise.
The occasion marked the world debut of the all‑new Lafa5 (B05 world naming) Extremely.
Leapmotor has maintained robust momentum in recent times. In 2025, the corporate delivered about 600,000 autos worldwide and achieved annual profitability for the primary time. Within the first quarter of 2026, world deliveries exceeded 110,000 models, with abroad exports surpassing 40,000 models – hitting a file excessive and underscoring the success of its product portfolio and world technique.
The spotlight of the Auto Present is the launch of the B05 Extremely, solely devoted to the home Chinese language market. Because the top-trim variant of the B05 mannequin line, it’s positioned as a classy high-performance sports activities coupe. The brand new car options unique factory-fitted aerodynamic kits, 0–100 km/h acceleration within the 5-second vary, 8-point PWM seat therapeutic massage, in addition to a twin flagship chipset setup of Qualcomm 8650 + 8295 and superior city navigation assisted driving. With complete upgrades in exterior design, driving efficiency, clever techniques and driving consolation, the mannequin goals to ship an all-round superior expertise for younger automotive lovers.
Exterior China, Leapmotor’s European rollout follows a step‑by‑step technique, specializing in core quantity variations, robust worth competitiveness and ease at launch. Inside this framework, Leapmotor is now introducing the B05 c-hatchback in Europe, its first sporty electrical mannequin, marking a brand new milestone for the model and additional strengthening its European EV portfolio. Designed to mix emotional styling, dynamic efficiency and on a regular basis versatility, with out compromising effectivity or consolation. The Leapmotor B05 brings a extra expressive interpretation of sporty electrical mobility to clients who worth individuality and superior expertise.
Leapmotor B05 orders’ opened on April 23rd within the first European markets, with costs ranging from €26,900, providing a compelling stability of efficiency, expertise and worth.
On the Beijing Auto Present Leapmotor additionally showcases a full lineup at its sales space, together with the B03X, B-series, C-series, and flagship fashions D19 and D99. Masking sedans, SUVs and MPVs with each pure electrical and extended-range powertrains, the show absolutely demonstrates the model’s strengths in full-scenario self-research and product evolution.
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