Shanghai (ZXZC)- The 10,000th Leading Ideal One SUV, the first mass-produced model developed by Leading Ideal, was handed over on June 16 to a consumer at the startup's Changshu plant, only six and a half months after the delivery kicked off.

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The record makes Leading Ideal the to-day fastest auto startup in the world that delivers the 10,000th vehicle, said the automaker. Within China’s new energy full-sized SUV segment (including BEV, PHEV, HEV, and REEV), the Leading Ideal One was honored the absolute best-seller by Jan.-May deliveries. There were 7,775 consumers taking delivery of the Leading Ideal One during the first five months, 5,156 more than that of the runner-up, the Lexus RX 450h, according to Automotive Data of China Co.,Ltd. (ADC)

The automaker partly owes the outstanding deliveries to its frequent product upgrading and improvements based on a proactive collection of users’ feedback. Since starting the delivery in last December, Leading Ideal has so far completed six over-the-air (OTA) software upgrades and is about to launch a new round in the third quarter, which is set to introduce new applications like QQ Music, WeRead and Tencent News.

To maintain the upward momentum and better serve users, Leading Ideal will take stronger steps to sell cars and speed up its service network expansion. According to an official press release, it plans to spread its retailing centers over 30 cities in this year’s third quarter, including Hefei, Kunming, Changzhou, Dongguan, Foshan, Nanchang, Shenyang, Dalian, Nanning, Haikou, Fuzhou, Guiyang and Lanzhou. What’s more, its after-sale service outlets are expected to land up to 100 cities by the end of 2020.