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Volkswagen weighs XPENG architecture for its European EVs, Manager Magazin reports
Volkswagen’s brand chief wants to build about three quarters of the next Volkswagen, Škoda and Cupra generation on the electronic architecture the group developed with XPENG for China, according to Germany’s Manager Magazin. Neither company…
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ARIDGE wins Red Dot: Best of the Best 2026 for the A868
The design concept for ARIDGE’s A868 aircraft has won Red Dot: Best of the Best 2026, ARIDGE says on Instagram.
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XPENG hands a Land Aircraft Carrier to Ras Al Khaimah, with test flights in the UAE to follow
He Xiaopeng says ARIDGE has handed a Land Aircraft Carrier to a delegation from Ras Al Khaimah. The plaque from the handover numbers it RAK No.001, and he expects test flights in the UAE’s regulatory…
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XPENG opens its own technology to other carmakers
At the Paris Automotive Summit, He Xiaopeng introduced XPENG AI Engineering: the platform, the Turing chip and the Turing foundation model are available to partners, with Volkswagen as an example. IRON’s European rollout is planned…
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XPENG is looking for a second European production line and wants to sell 500,000 cars a year by 2030
XPENG will decide within months on a new European production line with a local partner, because output at Magna in Graz does not cover the company’s needs, and He Xiaopeng is aiming to sell 500,000…
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XPENG delivered 41,256 vehicles in September 2026
GX deliveries reached 7,224. XPENG’s total rose 5% from August, with 118,390 vehicles delivered in the third quarter.
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XPENG has cut its four product lines to two, 36Kr reports
According to the Chinese outlet 36Kr, the F line behind the P-series and the I line behind the cars for markets outside China now sit inside the G line. The Mona series keeps a line…
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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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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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XPENG delivered 39,107 vehicles in August 2026
Deliveries rose 4% compared with August a year earlier, according to XPENG.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The first XPENG built outside China rolled off the line on 1 July
The plant is at Purwakarta in Indonesia. XPENG announced production from July, and the first locally built X9 rolled off the line on 1 July.
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XPENG announced a new EV brand for China in the RMB 100,000-150,000 class
A new brand with cars between RMB 100,000 and 150,000, launched in China and aimed at younger buyers. XPENG itself put the amount at USD 15,000 to 23,000.
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The X2 flew in public for the first time in Dubai
Skydive Dubai, 10 October 2022. The flight took place under a special permit from Dubai’s civil aviation authority, issued after a risk assessment.
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Four years between 10,125 and 40,126 cars in a month
The deliveries were split across the G3, P5 and P7. The first five months of 2022 came to 53,688 cars.
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XPENG made its European motor show debut at IAA Mobility 2021
XPENG took part in IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich with a virtual stand. Only one European country had cars on sale.