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Jan 11, 12:45 AM

Leapmotor Celebrates 10th Anniversary with New Target: Aiming for 4 Million Annual Sales by 2035

#Leapmotor Sales Targets and Global Expansion#Chinese Automaker Global Expansion and Competition

[Corporate Strategy] Leapmotor has unveiled its new decade-long goal on its 10th anniversary, striving to become a world-class automaker with annual sales of 4 million vehicles.

⚡ Core Development: From NEV Leader to Global Scale

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    By the end of 2025, Leapmotor had cumulatively delivered over 1.2 million vehicles, with nearly 600,000 units sold in 2025 alone, including approximately 60,000 units delivered overseas.

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    Founder Zhu Jiangming announced: Targeting 1 million annual sales in 2026, with the next-decade goal set at 4 million annual sales.

🔍 Strategic Foundation: Full-Stack In-House R&D + Cost Control for Long-Term Success

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    Leapmotor adheres to a "engineer-driven" technological approach, leveraging full-stack in-house R&D and extreme cost control to not only survive among hundreds of new energy vehicle (NEV) startups but also rise to the top as the sales leader.

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    Zhu Jiangming candidly stated that the company has just passed its breakeven point and emphasized, "The window of opportunity in the new energy sector will only last a few more years," making it imperative to aggressively pursue global scale.

💡 Industry Impact: NEV Players Enter the 'Post-Survival Leadership Race'

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    Leapmotor’s journey from being "written off" to becoming the top-selling NEV brand signals that Chinese smart EV companies are transitioning from a phase of survival competition to one of global market expansion.