Advertisement
Advertisement
TOPIC
 / people

He Xiaopeng

(何小鹏)

He Xiaopeng
何小鹏
He Xiaopeng is a prominent Chinese entrepreneur, currently serving as CEO of AeroHT and Chairman and CEO of XPeng Motors.
Lei Jun says the new-generation SU7 offers strong value for money. Photo: Weibo
Electric & new energy vehicles

Xiaomi’s new-generation SU7 launch sparks fresh EV fight with Tesla in China

Updated smart sedan debuts with improved safety and smart-driving features, intensifying competition with Tesla and domestic rivals.

Xpeng

Flying car dreams gain altitude as Xpeng affiliate Aridge raises US$200 million

Two Sessions 2026

‘Win the future’: top China entrepreneurs commit to Middle East despite Iran war

CATL

China’s EV battery leader CATL to step up use of AI in R&D: founder

Billionaire Robin Zeng Yuqun promises higher investment, touts ‘resilient supply chain and ecosystem’ driving export growth.

A CATL battery design is displayed at an automotive trade show in Munich on September 5, 2023. Photo: Xinhua
SCMP Highlights

Low-cost models rule China sales; Geely’s bets amid price wars: 7 EV reads

From rising battery costs to Xpeng’s CEO calling to skip a step in self-driving cars, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

Two Sessions 2026

China’s tech leaders urge faster AI, robot adoption in ‘two sessions’ proposals

Tech leaders advocate for rapid AI and robotics growth, calling for policy support to boost industrial use and computing infrastructure.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Electric & new energy vehicles

China should skip a step in self-driving cars, Xpeng CEO says

He Xiaopeng urges Beijing to clear way for a leap ahead in autonomous driving technology – a jump he promises to propose at the ‘two sessions’.

The Next P7, an electric vehicle from Xpeng, appears at the Indonesian International Motor Show in Jakarta on February 5, 2026. Photo: AP Photo
Artificial intelligence

Xiaomi deepens push into chips and AI as peers race to develop humanoid robotics

Xiaomi bets big on core technologies, including operating systems, to position itself as a deep-tech player amid China’s self-reliance push.

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s Geely bets on longer-range, faster-charging tech over fresh EV price war

‘We promise to compete based on technology, quality, brand, service and corporate ethics,’ Geely Auto CEO says.

Robotics

When a robot topples: China’s Xpeng deals with fallout from humanoid’s plunge

CEO draws parallel to toddlers learning to walk before they run, after Iron’s loss of balance becomes viral fodder.

Staff members assist Xpeng’s Iron robot after its fall during a demonstration in Shenzhen. Photo: Handout
Electric & new energy vehicles

How Tesla’s AI shift is prompting Chinese rivals to expand tech offerings

As Tesla diversifies into humanoid robots and self-driving cars, its Chinese competitors are also moving into flying cars, robots and chips.

videocam
Xpeng’s X2 flying car is displayed at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show in Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia, in July 2025. Photo: Shutterstock
Electric & new energy vehicles

Xpeng’s flying car unit readies Hong Kong IPO for take-off

Aridge, formerly AeroHT, eyes listing this year as it aims to accelerate its efforts in the low-altitude market, sources say.

videocam
Electric & new energy vehicles

Xpeng CEO dismisses AI bubble fears, predicts more affordable robots soon

He Xiaoping’s recent trip to the US, where he met more than 30 professionals in the AI field, helped form his conclusions about the industry.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Xpeng steps up ‘go global’ drive with Malaysian assembly hub for Southeast Asia

The Guangzhou-based company said it would partner with Malaysia’s EP Manufacturing to locally assemble intelligent EVs.

Workers conduct final checks on an Xpeng new energy car at the firm’s plant in Zhaoqing, Guangdong province, on October 9, 2023. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong

McDonald’s Hong Kong named Company of the Year at SCMP Live’s Business Awards

The restaurant chain’s CEO Randy Lai and chairman Zhang Yichen received the award from SCMP’s CEO Catherine So at an event on Friday.

The winners of the 2025 SCMP Live Business Awards. (From left) Jerry Tam on behalf of Xpeng founder He Xiaopeng, Prudential Hong Kong CEO Lawrence Lam, McDonald’s Hong Kong chairman Zhang Yichen and CEO Randy Lai, Telefield Medical Imaging’s Yen Law, BioZein’s Anna Rayton and APT Electronics’ Winnie Chan during the awards ceremony on Friday. Photo: SCMP
China-Japan relations

Beijing rebuffs Takaichi, Macron-Xi talks, key economic meeting

This week: China rejects Takaichi’s Taiwan climbdown, Macron visits Xi in Beijing, US deepens Taiwan ties, PBOC slams stablecoins. Next week: economic planning meeting, November trade and inflation data, Hong Kong Legco elections and more.

Made in China 2025

Chinese EV makers accelerate robotics drive for ‘game-changing’ edge over US

Xpeng, Cherry and others expand beyond cars, with humanoid robot Iron winning praise from Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
SCMP Business Awards

Xpeng’s founder headlines SCMP Live’s 2025 Business Awards

The winners of the awards in six categories will be announced on December 12 in Hong Kong.

Pedestrians in Hong Kong’s Central district on February 26, 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee
Made in China 2025

China’s Xpeng posts record revenue as robotaxi and humanoid ambitions take shape

JPMorgan raises Chinese electric-vehicle maker’s price target, citing long-term AI potential.

Robotics

The big reveal: Chinese firm cuts open its robot to prove it’s not human

China’s EV maker stuns social media after its lifelike robot performs so convincingly that many thought it was a person in a costume.

videocam
Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s Xpeng touts driverless cars with Alibaba’s Amap to take on Tesla

Company promises three robotaxi models, a humanoid robot and flying cars leveraging a new vision-based AI model.

He Xiaopeng, Xpeng’s chairman and CEO, introduces the company’s robotaxis at the company’s headquarters in Guangzhou, in southern China’s Guangdong province, on November 5, 2025. Photo: Handout
Electric & new energy vehicles

China aims to dominate the skies in the race to make flying cars the transport of the future

Xpeng subsidiary expects to start mass production next month and begin deliveries of its eVTOLs in the second half of 2026.

The XPeng flying car concept is set to land in Europe as soon as 2026. Photo: Eugene Lee
Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD outsells Tesla, BMW in Hong Kong’s right-hand drive EV market

Hong Kong sells fewer than 40,000 cars a year, but mainland carmakers consider it the beachhead for breaking into the global right-hand-drive market.

videocam
6
Electric & new energy vehicles

Xpeng launches G7 ‘Super AI’ SUV, taking on Xiaomi YU7 and Tesla Model Y

The G7, Xpeng’s first model to feature its in-house Turing AI chip, starts at 195,800 yuan (US$27,325).

China Future Tech briefing

Robotics | China’s Blade Runner moment as androids, flying cars take off

Humanoid robots are going into mass production, followed soon by flying cars, with China in a leading position in both technologies.

China’s Blade Runner moment as androids, flying cars take off
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement