• Leapmotor launched two new BEV variants for the C16 with a starting price of RMB 172,800 ($23,590), 6.8 percent higher than the starting price of the previous BEV variants.
• The new variants come with a larger battery pack and the CLTC range has been upgraded from 520 kilometers to 580 kilometers.

Leapmotor (HKG: 9863) has added two new battery electric vehicle (BEV) variants to its six-seat SUV (sport utility vehicle) model, the C16, to cater to potential customers looking for longer range.

The two new C16 variants start at RMB 172,800 ($23,590) and RMB 189,800, respectively, and both have a CLTC range of 580 kilometers.

The C16 was launched on June 28, 2024, and has been offered in extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) and BEV variants.

The model is available in three EREV options with a starting price of RMB 155,800, RMB 162,800 and RMB 179,800 respectively.

Its BEV variants were also previously offered with three options, starting at RMB 161,800, RMB 168,800, and RMB 185,800 respectively.

The C16 long-range version launched today has a starting price increase of RMB 11,000, or 6.8 percent, over the previously available BEV variants.

All three previous BEV variants of the C16 are powered by a lithium iron phosphate battery pack with a capacity of 67.7 kWh and have a CLTC range of 520 kilometers.

Both the new variants are powered by a lithium iron phosphate battery pack with a larger capacity of 74.9 kWh, thereby upgrading the CLTC range to 580 kilometers.

The higher priced variant of the C16 long-range carries a 128-channel LiDAR, while the less expensive variant does not use the component.

All EREV and BEV variants of the C16 are single-motor rear-wheel-drive models, with the BEV variant being able to accelerate from 0-100 kilometers per hour in 6.37 seconds.

The model measures 4,915 mm in length, 1,905 mm in width and 1,770 mm in height and has a wheelbase of 2,825 mm.

Customers who order and take delivery of the long-range BEV variants on or before January 31 will receive a discount of RMB 5,000, a RMB 5,000 interest reduction on financing, a RMB 5,000 trade-in subsidy, and a RMB 7,000 option subsidy.

Leapmotor delivered 42,517 vehicles in December, up 128.37 percent year-on-year and up 5.85 percent from November, according to data it previously announced.

For the full year 2024, Leapmotor delivered 293,724 vehicles, up 103.76 percent.

By the end of November, the C16 had delivered a total of 34,679 vehicles since deliveries began in June last year, with single-month deliveries above 7,000 in September-November, according to data compiled by CnEVPost.

($1 = RMB 7.3261)

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