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Leapmotor
"LEAP-motor."
596.6K, 2025Leapmotor was founded in December 2015 by Fu Liquan and Zhu Jiangming, co-founders of surveillance-tech giant Dahua Technology. The brand began selling cars in 2019, betting on the one thing that genuinely sets it apart from rivals: developing its own chips and electronic architectures, not just bodies and batteries.
Distinguishing feature
Parent company Dahua Technology's expertise in surveillance systems and data processing carried directly over into Leapmotor's vehicle electronics — a rare case of skills transplanted from a completely different industry.