Xpeng targets 2027 for full-scale flying car delivery

Orders for the flying car person topped 7,000, Gu said, with astir coming from Chinese buyers; the institution is presently seeking regulatory clearance from the country's aviation authorities. The automaker is besides targeting the 4th fourth of 2026 for the commencement of large-scale accumulation of its humanoid robots.

At the Beijing Auto Show this week, Xpeng displayed its flying car, called the "Land Aircraft Carrier," alongside caller conveyance models and its humanoid robot, IRON. Chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng described the merchandise lineup arsenic portion of the company's broader "Physical AI" strategy spanning astute electrical vehicles, flying cars, AI chips, robotics, and robotaxi services.

Xpeng plans to statesman robotaxi tests successful the confederate Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou this year, with 2027 acceptable arsenic a "critical year" for tests with partners worldwide, Gu told Reuters. The institution expects to nutrient hundreds to thousands of robotaxis implicit the adjacent 12 to 18 months.

Early deployments of the humanoid robots volition absorption connected customer-facing environments specified arsenic reception desks and showrooms, according to Gu. Looking further ahead, helium projected that request for humanoid robots volition yet turn ample capable that the part volition yet overtake Xpeng's halfway car concern wrong 2 decades.

Xpeng reported that its overseas deliveries successful 2025 were implicit 45,000 units, which is simply a 96% summation from the erstwhile year. This made it the apical Chinese electrical conveyance startup for overseas pure-electric sales. Gu said that overseas markets made up astir 10% of full income and 15% of gross successful 2024. He expects planetary concern to turn a lot, perchance making up astir of the company’s gross successful the adjacent 10 years.

The Volkswagen narration was different taxable Gu highlighted, pointing to the German automaker's caller motorboat of wide accumulation connected a jointly developed EV arsenic a instauration for deeper collaboration. "There are a batch of areas that we tin spouse and truly supply worth to each other," helium told Reuters, and helium indicated that Xpeng is actively exploring akin tie-ups with manufacturers successful different parts of the world.

Xpeng is listed connected the New York Stock Exchange nether the ticker XPEV and connected the Hong Kong Exchange nether the ticker 9868.