XPULSE

Contract assembly · Austria

Graz

Operator
Magna Steyr 1
Models
G6 · G9 · P7+ 2G9L: production trial complete
Building XPengs since
Q3 2025 3,4

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Where it stands

Production · 7 Oct 2026

G6, G9 and P7+ in production

The G9L, a fourth model, completed its first production trial by 7 October 2026; the car it produced is a pre-production vehicle. 2

done newest next, as planned Selected milestones, not a time scale.

XPeng assembly at Magna Steyr

G6, G9 and P7+ built; G9L on trial
  1. G6 and G9 in productionQ3 2025 3
  2. P7+ pilot productionJan 2026 5
  3. P7+ in productionApr 2026 6
  4. G9L production trialOct 2026 2
  5. G9L series productionPlanned
  1. P7+ in productionApr 2026 6
  2. G9L production trialOct 2026 2
  3. G9L series productionPlanned

LatestBy 7 Oct 2026 G9L production trial complete 2

NextG9L series production Planned

All 4 key steps, with sources

  1. Production

    Series production of the G6 and G9 begins at Magna's plant; XPeng says the first cars have come off the line. 3,4

  2. Production

    Pilot production of the P7+ is complete at Magna's plant, XPeng says at the car's European debut at the Brussels Motor Show. 5

  3. Production

    The first locally produced P7+ comes off the production line, the third XPeng model built in Austria after the G6 and G9. 6,7

  4. Production

    The G9L completes its first production trial; the car it produced is a pre-production vehicle. 2

What's ahead

G9L series productionPlanned

XPeng says the G9L will be manufactured at Magna's Graz plant, its fourth model there. The first production trial is complete. 2

Explore the evidence

Who assembles, who owns, who sells
Assembler
Magna Steyr builds the cars under contract at its own plant in Graz, on its existing lines. XPeng is its customer there. Magna; XPeng release
Assembly method
The G6 and G9 are assembled from semi-knocked-down (SKD) kits: Magna describes its two XPeng programmes of 2025 that way. Magna results call; XPeng release
Models and their stages
ModelStageSince
G6In productionSince Q3 2025 XPeng release · 25 Sep 2025; Magna results call · 31 Oct 2025
G9In productionSince Q3 2025 XPeng release · 25 Sep 2025; Magna results call · 31 Oct 2025
P7+In productionSince 7 Apr 2026 XPeng, 1 May 2026 · 1 May 2026; Magna results slides · 1 May 2026
G9LProduction trialCompleted by 7 Oct 2026 XPeng release
Magna's plant, shared with other makers

These describe Magna's whole Graz operation, which builds cars for several makers. They are not XPeng's share of it.

Magna's main Graz site
812,186 m² in 2024, used for development, production and storage (Liebenauer Hauptstraße 317 and 318) Magna environmental statement
Magna Steyr's capacity
Roughly 150,000 units, against about 100,000 to 120,000 typical in past years, Magna's chief executive said in October 2025 Magna results call
Full dated history

  1. Production

    The G9L completes its first production trial; the car it produced is a pre-production vehicle.

    XPeng release

  2. Agreements

    XPeng says the G9L will begin production in Guangzhou and in Graz, the fourth model at Magna's plant after the G6, G9 and P7+.

    G9L release

  3. Production

    The first locally produced P7+ comes off the production line, the third XPeng model built in Austria after the G6 and G9.

    XPeng, 1 May 2026 · 1 May 2026; Magna results slides · 1 May 2026

  4. Production

    Pilot production of the P7+ is complete at Magna's plant, XPeng says at the car's European debut at the Brussels Motor Show.

    XPeng release

  5. Agreements

    Magna's chief executive says it is doing semi-knocked-down (SKD) assembly of two models for XPeng.

    Magna results call

  6. Production

    Series production of the G6 and G9 begins at Magna's plant; XPeng says the first cars have come off the line.

    XPeng release · 25 Sep 2025; Magna results call · 31 Oct 2025

  7. Agreements

    Magna announces that XPeng has chosen it to assemble two electric models in Graz, with series production set to begin in the third quarter of 2025.

    Magna

News items, as published (4)
  1. Local production G9L completes its first production trial at Magna in Graz

    XPeng says the G9L has completed its first production trial at Magna's plant in Graz, Austria, making it the fourth XPeng model to go through production there after the G6, G9 and P7+, which are in production at the plant. The first pre-production G9L built in Graz is to be driven 1,324 km to Paris for the model's global premiere at the Paris Motor Show on 12 October, where XPeng says it will open orders. The release gives no date for the start of series production in Graz.

    Confirmed
  2. Local production G9L named as the fourth XPeng model to be built in Graz

    XPeng's own launch release for the G9L says the SUV will begin production in Guangzhou and in Graz, Austria, making it the fourth model to roll off Magna's Graz line after the G6, G9 and P7+. The G9L is to be sold in 64 countries and regions, with its global launch at the Paris Motor Show on 12 October 2026.

    Confirmed
  3. Local production P7+ added at Graz; XPeng CEO flags a fourth Graz-built model

    electrive reported that the P7+ had joined the G6 and G9 on the Graz line earlier in 2026 and that CEO He Xiaopeng said a fourth model would be built there soon; XPeng's European head said further European production partners were being explored.

    Reported
  4. Local production XPeng starts European assembly of G6 and G9 at Magna Steyr in Graz

    XPeng announced that series production of the G6 and G9 had begun at Magna's plant in Graz, its first production site in Europe, with the first cars off the line. Magna said the same day that XPeng had chosen it to assemble two electric models there, with series production set to begin in the third quarter of 2025; it later described the two programmes as semi-knocked-down (SKD) assembly.

    ConfirmedUpdated
Evidence & sources

Every fact is dated by the time it describes; where its source was published later, that date follows the source's name. “By” before a date means the step was reported done by that day. What a plant shares with other makers — its area, capacity or output — is kept apart and marked as the whole plant's, never XPeng's share. A report by the press is marked Media. Updated 10 Oct 2026.

Updated 10 Oct 2026