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Stellantis, Leapmotor favour Spain for production of B10 EV, source says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 21, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 21, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Stellantis and Leapmotor plan to produce the B10 EV in Spain by 2026, leveraging subsidies and low labor costs. The decision follows Chinese government advice on tariffs.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Stellantis and its Chinese partner Leapmotor consider Spain the top candidate to produce the B10 electric crossover for the European market from 2026, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.
The two companies have been looking for a site in Europe to produce the model which made its debut on the continent in September. Stellantis' factories in Germany and Slovakia have also been under consideration, Reuters previously reported.
Both firms are now ramping up efforts to increase component procurement from suppliers in Spain in order to qualify for the highest level of subsidies from the government, said the person, who declined to be named as the matter is not public.
Leapmotor and Stellantis, which are yet to make a final decision, plan to start mass production of the vehicle in the first quarter of 2026, the person added.
Stellantis declined to comment. Leapmotor did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
Leapmotor has said the B10 is the first of a B series of EVs it is rolling out for overseas markets, and Stellantis has said the model would be a way to bring "high-tech, affordable EVs" to consumers outside China.
Leapmotor and Stellantis scrapped the original plan to make the B10 in Poland after the Chinese government privately told automakers to halt big investments in European countries that supported imposing extra tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, Reuters reported previously.
The duo then considered using a Stellantis factory in Eisenach, Germany, that produces Opel models, and its Trnava plant in Slovakia.
With relatively low labor costs and generous government subsidies for clean energy, Spain has already attracted battery makers such as CATL and Envision AESC to set up plants.
(Reporting by Zhang Yan and Giulio Piovaccari. Editing by Brenda Goh and Mark Potter)
The main topic is Stellantis and Leapmotor's plan to produce the B10 electric vehicle in Spain by 2026.
Spain offers low labor costs and generous government subsidies for clean energy initiatives.
The decision was influenced by Chinese government advice on tariffs and the need for European production.
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