Guangzhou Xiaopeng
Motors Technology Co., Ltd., trading as XPeng
Motors commonly known as XPeng, is a Chinese electric
vehicle manufacturer. The company is
headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong, with offices in Mountain View,
California, United States and Munich, Germany. XPeng stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
History
XPeng
was co-founded in August 2014 by Xia Heng (Henry Xia) and He Tao,
former senior executives at GAC Group with expertise in automotive
technology and research and development. Initial backers included: the
founder of UCWeb and former Alibaba executive He
Xiaopeng, namesake and current Chairman of XPeng, and Lei Jun, the founder
of Xiaomi. Prominent Chinese and international investors included
Alibaba, Foxconn and IDG Capital. A further funding round in
2018 saw Alibaba's vice president Joseph Tsai join the corporate
board of XPeng.
XPeng's
subsidiary in the United States, XMotors.ai held a permit
for testing self-driving cars from the California Department of Motor
Vehicles starting in September 2018. The permit was revoked in
February 2020 due to XPeng's failure to submit a disengagement
report. XPeng Motors then received a renewed Autonomous Vehicles Testing
Permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles in March 2020.
XPeng
started production of its first model, the XPeng G3 SUV, in November
2018. It launched the G3 in December 2018 at the 2018 Consumer
Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Its second model, the P7, a
four-door electric sedan, premiered in April 2019 at the 2019 Auto
Shanghai show and started deliveries to customers in June 2020.
Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors – Board of Directors
| Name | Position | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| He Xiaopeng | Chairman & CEO | Co-founder of UCWeb, former Alibaba executive |
| Brian Gu | Vice Chairman & President | Former JP Morgan China Chairman |
| Xie Yan | CTO | Former VP of Qualcomm |
| Ji Yu | Independent Director | Tech and venture capital expert |
Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors – Office Locations Worldwide
| City | Country | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Guangzhou | China | Global Headquarters |
| Shanghai | China | Design & R&D Center |
| Beijing | China | Marketing Office |
| Silicon Valley | USA | AI Research Center |
| Munich | Germany | European Engineering Office |
| Hong Kong | China (SAR) | Finance & Investor Relations |
| Wuhan | China | Manufacturing Plant |
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