# Talks could accelerate Hongqi's European expansion and its plans to launch more than a dozen EV and hybrid models in the region by 2028.

*robotics · news · 2026-04-28 · Reuters*

## Key points

- Hongqi is in talks to use Stellantis’ Zaragoza plant to begin producing vehicles in Europe.
- This would let Hongqi avoid the cost of building its own European factory for expansion.
- Hongqi vehicles may be built on Leapmotor platforms, leveraging a partnership begun in 2023.
- Production in western Europe would mark Hongqi's first manufacturing base in the region.

**Companies:** Stellantis, Hongqi, Leapmotor
**Countries:** China, Spain

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