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XPENG VLA 2.0 and Tesla FSD tested on the same Amsterdam streets
A pre-production L03 drove through Amsterdam with NGP and second-generation VLA in a test with the Chinese news agency Xinhua. The system is not yet approved for customers in Europe.
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XPENG is replacing the towbar on G6 and G9 in a service campaign
Under some loads the towbar’s lock can release. The campaign covers 2,665 G6 and G9 in Denmark, and XPENG replaces the towbar free of charge once the new parts arrive.
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Volkswagen’s second car with XPENG technology goes on pre-sale in China
The ID. UNYX 09 is a large electric sedan Volkswagen developed with XPENG. Pre-sales began on 24 September, and the launch is planned for late October.
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XPENG says the X9 is the best-selling premium electric MPV in three Southeast Asian markets
According to XPENG, the X9 leads the premium electric MPV segment in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
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The X9 won the luxury class in German Car of the Year 2027
The XPENG X9 was named German Luxury Car of the Year 2027. It is a category win, while the overall German title will be decided later.
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The G9L is bound for 64 countries and regions, with its global launch in Paris
XPENG’s international press release after Beijing is about the car’s route out of China: 192 crash tests to four protocols, 6.74 million test kilometres in 26 countries, and Graz building its fourth XPENG within a…
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The G9L starts at 241,800 yuan in China
Every one of the six trims got a guidance price in Beijing, and at the top of the range the range extender is CN¥ 10,000 cheaper than the battery car. XPENG also named the two…
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Half of XPENG’s gross profit did not come from selling cars
In the second quarter one line worth just under a seventh of revenue produced almost as much gross profit as every car sold. XPENG will not say who the customer is.
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The X9 led Hong Kong’s luxury electric MPVs again in August
XPENG claims first place for the second month running. Hong Kong’s Transport Department publishes every newly registered car, so the figure behind the claim can be looked up: 29 X9s against 15 Zeekr 009s, with…
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The G9L gets its Norwegian premiere at the Oslo Motor Show
XPENG shows the G9L, L03, Land Aircraft Carrier and IRON at NOVA Spektrum from 23 to 25 October, eleven days after Paris.
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XPENG describes the model behind its IRON robot in a new paper
The paper is called XPACE. The model picks the robot’s movements and predicts what follows, and it makes part of its own training material.
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XPENG tests VLA Lite for cars with two Orin-X chips
XPENG is adapting second-generation VLA for cars with less computing power. VLA Lite for dual Orin-X hardware is in internal testing. The distilled Lite versions have not been confirmed for Europe.
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XPENG’s first megawatt charger is in Hong Kong
The site was built with Halo Energy and takes cars of every brand. A 400 kWh battery means the grid only has to supply 240 kW.
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A G6 went from 10 to 80 percent in 11½ minutes in Denmark
Clever’s new site in Rødovre gives a single car 600 amps. That was enough to beat XPENG’s own figure.
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The G9L launches in China on 17 September
XPENG gathers the press in Beijing on Thursday evening. The entry price has stood since August, the rest of the price list has not been published.
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The first right-hand-drive G9L cars have come off the line
The first batch of right-hand-drive G9L cars is built for Australia. The model is produced for export before the first Chinese deliveries begin.
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XPENG presented the G6 and X9 in Mauritius
The launch evening was on 9 September. XPENG’s local website xpeng.mu shows both models without prices.
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XPENG brought a humanoid robot production line into operation
XPENG Robotics has brought an automated production line into operation. The company says a completed robot has already walked off the line autonomously.
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XPENG showed the L03, IRON and the Land Aircraft Carrier at IFA
The stand was in Hall B at CityCube from 4 to 8 September. Only the L03 can be bought today; IRON and the Land Aircraft Carrier were exhibition models.
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XPENG marked its 500th store outside China in Surabaya
The showroom at HR Muhammad in Surabaya opened on 21 August. XPENG counted it as store number 500 outside China.
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XPENG presented the G7 and P7+ Super REEV in Egypt
A petrol engine works as a generator and extends the range. In Europe XPENG sells for now only fully electric cars.
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XPENG delivered 39,107 vehicles in August 2026
Deliveries rose 4% compared with August a year earlier, according to XPENG.
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220 XPENG cars gathered for a drive-in movie night in Denmark
More than 700 owners watched a film from their cars when XPENG Denmark held a drive-in. Several had a Sleeping Kit with them, and the editorial team showed a Drive-In XCOMBO before the film started.
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XPENG passes 100,000 cars outside China
Six years after the first cars in Norway, XPENG has delivered 100,000 cars outside China. In August new figures followed from Norway and France, and markets outside China now account for over a quarter of…
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XPENG plans to introduce Master Agent in its cars with Turing AI
Master Agent is to park and navigate when the driver asks for it with their voice. XPENG presented the plans at its AI event on 27 August.
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XPENG’s second-quarter results: L03, VLA and L05
The results for the second quarter of 2026 put a time on the L03 outside China, a possible EU approval of the second generation of VLA, and the launch of the L05 in China.
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10,000 XPENG cars registered new in Denmark
XPENG Denmark delivered car number 10,000 in August 2026, three years after the first. The vehicle register shows how they split by model and year.
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Porsche pools its EU CO₂ count with XPENG
Porsche has left the Volkswagen Group’s CO₂ pool and is forming a pool with XPENG for 2026 and 2027 instead. XPENG’s electric cars pull the average down.
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The G9L gets six seats and sits above the G9
The car will be XPENG’s largest SUV and sits above the G9. The first pictures came from China.
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The 200,000th G6 was delivered in Bahrain
XPENG opened in Bahrain with the X9, G9, G6 and P7+, and marked 200,000 G6 deliveries worldwide at the same event.
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The G9 won a European charging test with 11 minutes from 10 to 80
Dutch outlet Autoblog and Fastned measured on a 600 kW charger in Lelystad. The G9 won the class above 40,000 euros.
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NGP goes out into the world in 2027 with adaptation for Europe
XPENG plans a global NGP rollout in 2027 with adaptation to European roads and everyday driving.
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XPENG builds new navigation on Google Maps and starts with the L03
Outside China, XPENG is to build its navigation on the Google Maps Auto SDK. The L03 is the first model with it.
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XPENG has put its robotaxis on the road for internal testing
He Xiaopeng took the first ride. The car sits on the GX platform and came off the line in May.
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XPENG announced the L03 premiere in Munich on 16 July
The L03 was announced for sale in 64 markets in all. XPENG has existed for close to twelve years and has never launched a model globally before.
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XPENG was the best-selling Chinese car brand in Norway in the first half of 2026
The export business began in Norway six years ago. XPENG also stood at the top among the Chinese car brands in July.
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A record June: 40,126 cars in a month
June was XPENG’s biggest month so far. The quarter closed at 103,295 cars.
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New software update: XOS 5.9.5 with one-pedal drive and Google search
XOS 5.9.5 gathered one-pedal drive for the P7+ and New G6, Google search data in navigation, split-screen for CarPlay, and optimised fast charging in cold weather.
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The X9 ran 361 km in winter and 646 km in summer - the charging times differed by 55 seconds
NAF and Motor measured the same model in the winter and summer tests of 2026. 361 km in January, 646 km in June, and almost the same charging time.
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XPENG presented its technical plan for the world model at CVPR in Denver
XPENG set out the whole plan behind the world model for the first time. IRON was set for mass production by the end of 2026 and for work in the stores from the first quarter…
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XPENG received ISO/PAS 8800 certification for automotive AI safety
XPENG says UL Solutions certified its AI-safety processes to ISO/PAS 8800:2024. The certification does not apply to a particular vehicle model.
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Denmark reached 10,000 XPENG cars more than two years faster than Norway
In May 2026 XPENG stated that car number 10,000 had recently been delivered in Norway. Denmark started nearly three years later and reached the milestone in August.
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The GX went from prototype to first produced robotaxi in 24 days
24 days from prototype in Beijing to production line in Guangzhou. No lidar, no high-definition maps.
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The P7+ won Red Dot and starts from EUR 46,600 in Germany
From EUR 46,600. 5.07 metres, a 0.211 drag coefficient and a 573-litre boot.
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XPENG went straight to two first places in Auto Bild’s image survey
Around 50,000 Auto Bild readers assessed 52 brands across 14 classes. XPENG won best image for electric drive and price-performance among large SUVs.
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Volkswagen’s first car with XPENG technology goes on sale in China
The ID. UNYX 08 SUV is the first model Volkswagen developed with XPENG. It has two Turing chips and VLA 2.0 and launched from 229,900 yuan.
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Only 5 percent of German G6 buyers chose the cheapest version
In Germany only 5 percent chose the G6 Standard Range, while 55 percent chose Performance. On the G9, 75 percent took the top model.
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XPENG entered Mexico and called the G6 and G9 European bestsellers
The G6 is in more than 40 countries and is called a class leader among Chinese NEV brands in Norway, Germany and Spain among others. XPENG states neither data source nor period.