Stellantis European EV Sales Jump 65 Percent in Q3 as Leapmotor Nearly Quadruples

Stellantis said its battery-electric car sales in Europe rose 65 percent in the third quarter of 2026, while sales of Leapmotor vehicles it distributes nearly quadrupled, as demand for EVs grew in France, Germany and the UK. Including Leapmotor, sales of fully electric passenger vehicles in the EU30 region, which covers the European Union, the UK, Norway, Switzerland and Iceland, rose 93 percent from a year earlier, the company said in its results on October 28.

Stellantis did not give unit figures for its own electric sales, or a breakdown for hybrids or plug-in hybrids, but it did quantify the Leapmotor contribution. Leapmotor's sales nearly quadrupled year on year, and shipments of Leapmotor-branded vehicles rose by about 34,000 units to about 44,000 in the quarter, the company said on October 13. Europe accounted for 13 percent of Leapmotor's global sales in 2026, Stellantis said on October 5, and the brand plans to launch its B03 electric hatchback in the UK in early 2027.

The European strength sits inside a mixed global quarter that CARC covered in its third-quarter earnings reporting. Stellantis' shipments in its Enlarged Europe region rose 10 percent to 588,000 vehicles, supported by battery-electric growth, continued momentum for its Smart Car platform and rising Leapmotor volumes. Worldwide, Stellantis sold 1.31 million vehicles in the third quarter, down 3 percent, while its global market share edged up 10 basis points to 6.5 percent, and including Leapmotor, sales were nearly flat at 1.35 million.

The strategic read is that Stellantis's European EV story is increasingly a Leapmotor story. The Chinese brand gives Stellantis affordable electric volume in exactly the markets where its own brands face intense competition from BYD, Volkswagen and Renault, and the B03 UK launch in early 2027 will test whether that volume can convert into a durable brand presence rather than a distribution spike. For buyers, the practical effect is more choice at lower prices, with Leapmotor models arriving through an established dealer and service network rather than as a direct-import gamble.