The power plant cited two sources, who said the small XPeng car Guangzhou wisdom base has got the production qualification and is expected to be open for users and partners in early March.
The company is expected to open its doors to users and partners in early March. “The production qualification was obtained in January and only the G9 is currently being produced. XPeng Auto has not given a response yet.
The current XPeng car models on sale are XPeng G3i, P5, P7 and G9, of which the new platform XPeng G9 officially launched on September 21, 2022, with six models, for RMB 30.99-46.99 million.
According to the report, XPeng’s previous G3 models were OEMed by the Zhengzhou Haima Automobile factory and were transferred to Xpeng’s Zhaoqing factory after the agreement expired, while the production of the later launched P5 and P7 was also in Zhaoqing.
The initial design capacity of Peng’s Guangzhou manufacturing base is 100,000 units per year. In addition, Peng also plans to build a factory in Wuhan, but there is no update at this time.
According to public information, the foundation stone of XPeng Auto’s intelligent networked vehicle manufacturing base was laid on September 28, 2020, in the Guangzhou Knowledge City Intelligent Equipment Zone, which is scheduled to be completed and put into operation by the end of 2022, with five process workshops: stamping, welding, painting, final assembly and Pack, for the research and development of its new models, vehicle production and sales.
As a new pure electric mid-size SUV built by XPeng Automobile, XPeng G9 is based on X-EEA 3.0 electrical and electronic architecture, equipped with Xpilot 4.0 assisted driving system, etc. The interior of the vehicle adopts the instrument panel + dual-link screen design.
In terms of appearance, XPeng G9 continues the family’s “X ROBAT FACE” design concept with a closed grille, running daytime lights, independent headlights and running air vents, and the LIDAR on the left and right sides are perfectly integrated into the headlight design.
Body dimensions, depending on the model, the Peng G9 length, width and height are 4891/1937/1680 (1670) mm, wheelbase is 2998 mm, with the front double-wishbone independent suspension, rear five-link independent suspension, dual-chamber air suspension + electromagnetic active adjustment dampers make the whole car suspension can be adjusted more widely.
