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Xpeng is a leading Chinese maker of electric vehicles. The company is considered the most tech-centric of the country's premium EV makers. It counts Alibaba Group, which owns the South China Morning Post, among its backers.
Chairman / President
He Xiaopeng
CEO / Managing Director
Wang Fengying
CFO / Finance Director
Wu Jiaming
Industry
Automobile
Website
xiaopeng.com
Headquarters address
No. 8 Song Gang Street, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Stock Code
NYSE:XPEV
SEHK:9868
Year founded
2014
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Xpeng CEO dismisses AI bubble fears, predicts more affordable robots soon

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Xpeng, Li Auto given approval to test ‘hands-off’ L3 cars amid slowing market

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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
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Xpeng’s next-generation Iron humanoid robot interacts with the media during a tour of the company’s headquarters in Guangzhou last month. Photo: AFP
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Unitree founder Wang Xingxing (left) and AgiBot co-founder Peng Zhihui have been named to China’s new robotics standardisation committee. Photo: Handout
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Xpeng is broadening its ambitions into advanced mobility and robotics. Photo: AFP
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