Leapmotor launches A10s electric SUV in China with LiDAR for about $13,800

• The A10s focuses on exclusive styling and comfort upgrades, with a CLTC range of 505 km.
• A10 deliveries fell 24.08% month-on-month to 24,457 in September, still accounting for nearly a quarter of Leapmotor's monthly total.

Leapmotor (HKEX: 9863) has launched the A10s, a small battery-electric SUV that expands its A10 lineup with exclusive styling and comfort upgrades as the company steps up its year-end sales push.

The Chinese electric vehicle maker announced the launch on Sunday, with a list price of 92,800 yuan ($13,810), 6,000 yuan above the A10's previously top-trim 505 LiDAR variant.

Listed as the "A10 505S" in the specifications table, the A10s features a single front-mounted motor producing 90 kW (121 hp) and a 53 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, delivering a CLTC range of 505 km.

Those core specifications match the A10 505 LiDAR variant, indicating that the new version primarily differentiates itself through styling and comfort features rather than increased power or range.

The model comes in an exclusive "Mirror Night Black" paint finish, with gunmetal-gray brand emblems, 18-inch black sport wheels and a red "S" badge at the rear.

The cabin features a "Modern Gray" color scheme, with red stitching and headrest embroidery on faux-suede seats. It also adds suction-type ventilation for the front seats and ambient lighting in the rear.

The A10s is equipped with LiDAR, a Qualcomm SA8295 cockpit chip and an SA8650 driver-assistance chip, supporting urban, highway and parking-space-to-parking-space navigation assistance.

Those driver-assistance features are also available on the A10 505 LiDAR variant. Charging from 30% to 80% takes about 16 minutes, unchanged from that version.

Dimensions are also unchanged, at 4,270 mm long, 1,810 mm wide and 1,635 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2,605 mm and a 5-seat layout.

The A10s arrives after the A10 recorded its first month-on-month delivery decline since launch, though the model remains a major contributor to Leapmotor's sales.

A10 deliveries totaled 24,457 in September, down 24.08% from August's record 32,214, and accounted for 23.15% of Leapmotor's monthly total, according to data compiled by CnEVPost.

Cumulative A10 deliveries reached 153,423 by the end of September. The model was launched in China on March 26 with 4 variants priced from 65,800 yuan to 86,800 yuan.

Leapmotor delivered a record 105,656 vehicles globally in September, exceeding 100,000 for the third consecutive month. Deliveries in the first 9 months of the year totaled 666,539.

To meet its previously announced annual target of 1 million vehicles, Leapmotor needs to average about 111,154 deliveries per month in the fourth quarter, above September's level, making the A10 lineup's performance a factor in its year-end push.