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  Rockingham Cars is representing Leapmotor in Corby, one of 80 dealers the Chinese brand hopes to have on board by year end. Rockingham been operating in Corby since 1978. The two, fully electric vehicles include the C10 – a mid-sized SUV with a range of 261 miles at a price of £36,000 – and the more compact T03 city ...

Leapmotor has made its debut in the UK electric vehicle market with the launch of two new models: the T03 small electric vehicle and the C10 midsize SUV. The T03 is pitched as an affordable offer, with a starting price of £15,995, making it the second cheapest electric car in the UK, surpassed only by the Dacia Spring by a ...

Stellantis has appointed Alain Favey CEO of Peugeot, reporting to Enlarged Europe COO Jean-Philippe Imparato. Favey spent the first 20 years of his career with Groupe PSA where he was Country MD for Citroën in Denmark, Belux, UK, Italy and France. In 2009, he joined Volkswagen AG where he held several leading international positions with Porsche Holding, Skoda and Bentley ...

Arnold Clark is to represent Chinese car brand Leapmotor in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and Aberdeen. Founded 10 years ago, Leapmotor has two electric vehicles available in the UK – the T03, a compact city car which offers a range of 165 miles, and the C10, a mid-sized SUV with a range of 261 miles. Prices start from £15,995. David Boyd, ...

Stellantis has appointed Nicola Dobson (pictured) as Peugeot UK managing director and Giuseppe Cava as managing director for Fiat, Fiat Professional & Abarth. Nick Richards is Stellantis’ new used vehicles director and Tom Ray B2B director.  All report to Eurig Druce, group managing director. New B2B director Tom Ray joined the group in 2004 and offers extensive experience, having held ...

Stellantis UK has held its annual conference at Manchester Central Convention Centre with 1,000 retailer guests and employees coming together over three days to hear plans for each of the group’s nine vehicle brands. Updates were also given regarding the wider organisation with focused sessions on Leasys (Leasing), Distrigo (parts distribution) and Stellantis Financial Services.  The conference also marked the ...

Stellantis and the government have been busy mending fences in what has been an acrimonious relationship with disagreement on the efficacy of the ZEV Mandate. The carmaker, under departed CEO Carlos Tavares, had repeatedly complained about the mandate. The UK boss at the time, Maria Grazia Davino, said the mandate could lead to factory closures, which ultimately led to the ...

Stellantis has announced plans to rejoin the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). The move follows hard on the departure of Carlos Tavares this month in a big board room bust-up over profitability, sales volumes and strategy. Tavares had left ACEA It said it was joining as the European automotive industry faced a “critical moment”, with a “deep transformation underway” toward ...

The news that Stellantis and Carlos Tavares were parting company came as a surprise – at least to me – given that it was already planned that he would retire at the start of 2026.  The recent problems at Stellantis with high inventories in North America and low sales in some European markets have been well-publicised, so it was clear ...

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has resigned from the company due to a boardroom bust-up over strategy. Stellantis yesterday confirmed that its board of directors had accepted Carlos Tavares’ resignation with immediate effect. Tavares, who built Stellantis in the fourth largest carmaker in the world, was under increasing pressure due to falling profitability in 2024 with shrinking sales in Europe and ...