- Leapmotor began pre-sales of the updated C16 earlier this month, with a starting price of RMB 169,800 ($23,640).
- The updated C16 continues to offer EREV and BEV options but adds five-seat options in addition to the six-seat versions.
Leapmotor (HKG: 9863) will launch the updated C16 in a week's time, having begun pre-sales of the SUV (sport utility vehicle) earlier this month.
The new energy vehicle (NEV) maker announced today on Weibo that the 2026 C16 will be launched on June 18, with an event scheduled to begin at 2 pm Beijing Time on the same day.
The SUV will feature over 70 major upgrades, including extended range and increased interior space, it said.
The C16 was initially launched on June 28, 2024, as a six-seat model, offering extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) and battery electric vehicle (BEV) variants. In January this year, Leapmotor added two new BEV variants to the model.
Leapmotor will introduce five-seat variants for the updated C16 to target a broader range of customer needs.
The company began pre-sales for the 2026 C16 on June 6, continuing to offer EREV and BEV variants, with a total of six options.
The pre-sales prices for the three EREV variants are RMB 169,800 ($23,640), RMB 179,800, and RMB 179,800.
The three BEV variants of the updated C16 have pre-sale prices of RMB 179,800, RMB 189,800, and RMB 189,800.
The new C16 is built on an 800-volt high-voltage architecture, with BEV variants offering a range of 630 kilometers and EREV variants featuring a battery range of 280 kilometers.
No further specifications are currently available for the 2026 C16. Its predecessor had dimensions of 4,915 mm in length, 1,905 mm in width, and 1,770 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,825 mm.
Leapmotor delivered 45,067 vehicles in May, a year-on-year increase of 148.10 percent and a month-on-month increase of 9.82 percent, according to data released on June 1.
It delivered 173,658 vehicles from January to May, marking a year-on-year increase of 160.83 percent.
The C16 delivered 4,340 units in May, accounting for 9.6 percent of Leapmotor's monthly deliveries, according to data compiled by CnEVPost.
($1 = RMB 7.1813)
