Chinese Tesla challengers Leapmotor and Zeekr, banking on their latest battery and self-driving technologies, bucked a downward trend in domestic electric vehicle sales with record deliveries last month, ratcheting up pressure on the US carmaker amid weak consumer sentiment towards big-ticket items.Stellantis-backed Leapmotor delivered 93,376 electric vehicles (EVs) last month, up 94.5 per cent year on year, as it rewrote its sales record for a second consecutive month.Zeekr, a premium EV unit of Geely Auto, China’s second-largest carmaker, also smashed its delivery record for a second straight month in June, reporting sales of 35,169 units, up 110.6 per cent year on year.
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New technologies power China’s Tesla challengers to monthly sales records
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers Leapmotor and Zeekr achieved record monthly sales in June, defying a general downturn in the domestic EV market. Leapmotor, supported by Stellantis, delivered 93,376 EVs, a 94.5% year-on-year increase and its second consecutive monthly sales record.
Daniel RenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-02 · 06:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers Leapmotor and Zeekr achieved record monthly sales in June, defying a general downturn in the domestic EV market. Leapmotor, supported by Stellantis, delivered 93,376 EVs, a 94.5% year-on-year increase and its second consecutive monthly sales record. Zeekr, a premium EV division of Geely Auto, also set a new delivery record for the second month in a row, selling 35,169 units, up 110.6% year-on-year. These companies are leveraging their advanced battery and self-driving technologies. Their success increases pressure on Tesla amidst weak consumer spending on large purchases in China.
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Leapmotor and Zeekr achieved record deliveries for a second consecutive month.
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Zeekr reported sales of 35,169 units last month, up 110.6 per cent year on year.
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Leapmotor delivered 93,376 electric vehicles last month, up 94.5 per cent year on year.
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