Leapmotor Plans B05 Production in Spain After Zaragoza’s B10 Start

Leapmotor International plans to build the B05 electric hatchback at Stellantis’ Zaragoza plant in Spain. The company’s October 19, 2026 announcement identifies it as the next planned Leapmotor model for the factory, following the B10 SUV.

Archive photo: a Leapmotor B05 at the Poznań Motor Show on April 26, 2026—not a Spanish-built car or the Zaragoza factory. Photo: Peżot / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display.

B10 production has begun; B05 production is still planned

The distinction is important. The new release repeatedly describes B05 manufacturing as a future step. It does not provide a start-of-production date, annual capacity or customer delivery schedule. Its headline should not be read as confirmation that B05 cars are already coming off the Spanish line.

For the B10, the position is different. The companies’ October 16 statement confirms the inauguration of production at Zaragoza. It says the plant also builds the Opel Corsa, Peugeot 208 and Lancia Ypsilon, and credits available capacity and manufacturing expertise in the choice of site.

Adding a second planned model would broaden Leapmotor’s use of an existing European manufacturing operation. The company presents this as a way to place production closer to its customers, combining Leapmotor’s vehicle development with Stellantis’ industrial resources. That is its strategy, not evidence of a particular saving on a buyer’s invoice.

The B05 is an existing model, not a new-car reveal

Leapmotor’s June 12 European product announcement already described the rear-wheel-drive B05 with a 160 kW motor and 240 Nm of torque. It quoted a 6.7-second 0–100 km/h time and two batteries: 56.2 kWh with up to 401 km WLTP range, or 67.1 kWh with up to 482 km.

Those are manufacturer figures from the earlier product release, not new specifications certified for Spanish-built cars. WLTP range is a standardized test-cycle value; it does not predict every owner’s driving range. Chiefs Review has not tested the B05.

What buyers still need to confirm

The factory decision does not settle market-specific equipment, battery sourcing, final prices or when a particular dealer will receive locally assembled stock. A production-location announcement and an orderable vehicle specification answer different questions. Buyers seeking a Spanish-built B05 should obtain the relevant production and delivery details in writing rather than infer them from today’s news.

Our B10 production report covers the first stage of the Zaragoza programme. The new B05 decision is the proposed next stage, not a second announcement of that same SUV’s start.