Opel and Leapmotor plan to develop a new, fully electric SUV. The as-yet-unnamed project is scheduled to go into production in Zaragoza, Spain, in 2028. (Photo: © Opel)
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Opel, together with Leapmotor, is planning another SUV to complement the Grandland, Frontera and Mokka range from 2028.
In Germany, the C-segment is particularly fiercely competitive – and Opel has with the Grandlands, the Border and the Mocha equal three SUVs placed there.
Another one is planned to follow from 2028 onwards: The as-yet-unnamed project is being created in cooperation with Leap motor and is to be designed and developed in Rüsselsheim and China together with the Chinese team in China. "The The partnership with Leapmotos is intended to enable the development of the vehicle in less than two years."That's what Opel CEO Florian Huettl says. A new vehicle development typically takes three years."
For Opel, this would be an important step in its development. state-of-the-art and affordable electric vehicles, Huettl continued. According to Opel, the all-new, fully electric SUV is intended to serve as a blueprint for efficient global cooperation and at the same time enable "a rapid development of a new, fully electric SUV." significant strategic step to do in the electrification and scaling,” the Opel statement reads.
The basis is Leapmotor's latest electric architecture, including battery technology.Opel supplies the chassis, interior and exterior design, lighting, and seating architecture. Production is also planned in Europe: the new model is scheduled to roll off the assembly line in Zaragoza, Spain, starting in 2028. The plant that also builds the Opel Corsa and the Leapmotors B10 C-SUV is also slated to produce the vehicle.
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