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XPENG Targets Huge Sales Growth In 2026 Again — Looking Forward & Backwards

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Two weeks ago, I reported on XPENG’s huge rise in sales in 2025. It might have been the largest EV sales rise in 2025. Note that the leaders in the market grew by 28% (BYD) and shrunk by 10% (Tesla). XPENG’s sales grew by 126%, from 190,068 to 429,445. However, … [continued]

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XPENG Produces Millionth Vehicle with X9 EREV — CleanTechnica Tour

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On Friday, XPENG rolled its millionth vehicle off the assembly line and delivered it to its first customer. The silver X9 EREV (extended range electric vehicle), with XPENG’s latest generation of intelligent driving system, had its official sales launch the day before and represents the next stage in the company’s … [continued]

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Is Musk Conceding Ground? And Does XPENG’s IRON Signal China’s Lead in the Humanoid Robot Race?

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GUANGZHOU, CHINA — In a rare public acknowledgment of competition, Elon Musk seemed to have commented on Chinese EV maker XPENG’s newly unveiled humanoid robot with what seems to be an admission: “Not bad … Tesla and China companies will dominate the market. Other companies in the West are weak.” … [continued]

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Going Beyond the Typical NEV MPV: XPENG X9

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While AI, robots, and compensation packages drew a lot of attention this week, the most significant vehicle introductions were evolutions of the MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicle), or what we would call “minivans” in the US. XPENG launched an updated X9 with the company’s first EREV platform and their most advanced self-driving … [continued]

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XPENG Unveils A868: A Leap Toward Long-Range Flying Mobility

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GUANGZHOU, CHINA — At XPENG Motors’ 2025 AI Technology Day “Emergence” in Guangzhou, the company’s low-altitude mobility affiliate, XPENG Aridge (formerly known as Ariga), pulled back the curtain on what could be the future of intercity travel. The A868 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) full-light-transition fixed-wing flying car represents more … [continued]

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