Production of Leapmotor's T03 small car would start as early as the second quarter of this year using the so-called semi-knocked down (SKD) technique, which consists of turning partially assembled kits into finished vehicles, one of the sources said.

Production will start at Stellantis Polish facility in Tychy, the second source added.

(Reporting by Zhang Yan in Shanghai and Giulio Piovaccari in Milan; writing by Giulio Piovaccari, editing by Gianluca Semeraro)