The EVs from Stellantis partner Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., of China, surged ahead in European electric vehicle sales in February, claiming ninth place among EV makes.
Leapmotor’s T03 model saw a 677% increase in new-car registrations in the expanded European region with 6,058 units recorded in the month, good for fourth place among battery-electric vehicles, according to data published by Jato Dynamics in an April 2 release. The compact five-door city car retails in most European markets from 18,900 euros ($21,806).
Tesla remained the No.1 EV brand with 17,534 units registered, up 11% YoY.
While Volkswagen had the most models in the top 10 EV charts in February, the manufacturer saw total year-on-year declines by its models, with the ID.7 down 24%, ID.4 down 15% and ID.3 down 11% compared to the same month in 2025.
Europe’s EV sector grew by 16% YoY to 189,885 units to take a market share of 19.4%, while registrations of new plug-in hybrids surged by 34% to 96,952 units for the month.
Mild hybrids also expanded steadily, up 12% and reaching a 25.5% market share, while full hybrids grew at a slower pace, up 8% and maintaining a share just under 14%.
Overall, new-vehicle registrations for the expanded European region, including the EU, Norway, Switzerland and the U.K., grew by a modest 1.7% in February to a total of 978,190 units.
Germany remained by far the largest market with 229,000 registrations, Italy second at 174,000, France third with 151,000 and the U.K. fourth at 105,000.
Although internal combustion engine products still hold the single largest share in Germany and Poland, these powertrains continue their decline across the region, dropping 20% YoY in February and now representing 29.9% of the total European market.
“Electrification is clearly happening,” Steffen Michulski, Jato’s senior consultant, said in the company statement. “But interestingly, car manufacturers’ performance is varying a lot between different electrified powertrain types as they navigate through the business environment of electrification transition.”
