Munich, Germany, March 23, 2026 – The Leapmotor Europe Innovation Centre GmbH officially opened in Munich. The first European Innovation Center in located in Schwabing‑Freimann, one of Munich’s most dynamic districts for culture, technology, and automotive innovation, and with a vibrant community of leading global design and engineering talent.
This is the first innovation center set up by Leapmotor outside China, marking the strategic leap of the brand from product export to design going overseas, and promoting the globalization process to a new stage.
The new center marks a major milestone in Leapmotor’s international expansion, becoming a creative hub where the brand’s core design values - purity, balance, texture, and warmth - along with its philosophy of technological natural aesthetics, can take root and evolve through close collaboration with Europe’s top innovators. By integrating advanced global design concepts and technologies, Leapmotor will deepen its understanding of international trends and consumer expectations, continually refining its design language to create breakthrough products with strong global appeal.
At the event, Yu Shuyue, head of the global design center of Leapmotor, introduced the design concept of Leapmotor with the new B03X as an example. Leapmotor B03X is committed to creating a new benchmark for world-class SUVs with global aesthetics, based on scientific and technological natural aesthetics 2.0, inheriting and strengthening the family design DNA, showing the unique charm of Chinese technology and global aesthetic resonance.
With the launch of the European Innovation Center and the rapid expansion of our global business, Leapmotor will continue to drive innovation forward. Design will serve as a strategic bridge, enabling the deep integration of leading intelligent electric vehicle technologies with world‑class design expertise. This approach will allow Leapmotor to develop products with strong global competitiveness and fulfill Brand’s mission of truly making excellence within reach.
