LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - Jan 3, 2012) - Leo Motors, Inc. (OTCQB: [ LEOM ]) (PINKSHEETS: [ LEOM ]) made a substantial contract with Hanwha Corporation ([ http://www.hanwhacorp.co.kr ]). Leo Motors appointed Hanwha as an exclusive distributor of e-Box in Europe. As an exclusive distributor, Hanwha guaranteed a minimum of 5,000 units of e-Box amounting to approximately $25 million.

Hanwha is a subsidiary of Hanwha Group which ranks as one of the top 10 business conglomerates in Korea. It is actively investing in solar energy businesses.

According to Mr. John Lee, CEO of Leo Motors, "With this contract, Leo will supply 20,000 units of e-Box per annum, and this will make sales of $100 million. We upgraded our existing e-Box for safer and higher power storage."

About Leo Motors

LEO MOTORS is a US public company based outside of Seoul, Korea, engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of Electric Vehicle (EV) power trains and components. Leo has developed many original EV power trains and has converted many models of existing internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles into EVs, including scooters, motorcycles, highway speed sedans, buses and trucks. Leo Motors has also developed Zinc Air Fuel Cell Generator (ZAFCG) which will free EVs from range limitation with zero emissions.

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