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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.
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New software update: XOS 5.8.7 refines driver assistance and Tesla Supercharger charging
XOS 5.8.7 rolled out on 20 March 2026 with refined driver assistance, less phantom braking, and improved communication with 400 V charging networks and Tesla Superchargers.
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Three national sports partnerships in four months: the French dealer network explains the first
80 dealerships in France and a presence in all 14 TOP 14 cities. The sponsorship map is a dealer map.
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The car’s own lane change must be approved market by market
VLA 2.0 supports lane changes the car itself initiates. The function follows the coming UN regulation 171 and is switched on market by market once authorities have approved it.
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XPENG announced the P7+ for Denmark and production in Austria
Deliveries planned from April 2026 across 25 European markets. It is the third XPENG assembled in Europe.
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The millionth XPENG was an X9, and the last half-million took 14 months
XPENG said in November 2025 that production had passed one million cars. The last half-million took 14 months.
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CAM put XPENG first in assistance technology with 65.6 innovation points
XPENG scored 65.6 innovation points in CAM’s study of 30 automotive groups. The company’s own designation level 3.5 is not part of SAE J3016.
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XPENG confirmed European specifications for the X9 at up to 542 kW
The AWD Performance was given at up to 542 kW. All specifications were subject to final type approval.
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AI Day 2025 put dates on VLA 2.0, robotaxis, IRON and flying cars
XPENG planned pioneer access to VLA 2.0 in December 2025 and a full rollout to Ultra models in the first quarter of 2026. Volkswagen became the launch customer.
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The G9 set a 452 kW charging record, and the charger was the bottleneck
XPENG quotes 525 kW. The charger was limited to 600 amps, and according to XPENG the G9 needs 700 to come close to full capacity.
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XPENG expanded its charging network with Charge Plus in Southeast Asia
XPENG put the partner network at more than 2.4 million charging points in Europe and Asia Pacific and added more than 3,800 Charge Plus points in three countries.
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XPENG announced its first European R&D centre in Munich
The centre was to become XPENG’s ninth development centre globally. At IAA the company showed five cars, including both the P7+ and the New P7.
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XPENG signed dealer agreements in Morocco and Tunisia
XPENG added Morocco and Tunisia to its North African dealer network after Egypt. Models, prices and launch dates were not yet given.