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XPeng at a glance

XPeng designs and builds electric and range-extender cars, develops its own driving software and chips, and is expanding into robotaxis and humanoid robots.

Founded 2014 · Headquarters: Guangzhou, China · New York: XPEV · Hong Kong: 9868 ⁠1,2

20,632 employees (30 Jun 2026)⁠3 · XPeng reports 8 R&D centres and 6 factories⁠4,5

Leadership

He Xiaopeng

He Xiaopeng

Co-founder, chairman and chief executive

Sets XPeng's overall strategy and leads its organisation.⁠4

Co-founded UCWeb in 2004, then held senior roles at Alibaba, which bought it in 2014.⁠2

Wang Fengying

Wang Fengying

President

Leads product planning, the product portfolio and sales.⁠4,6

Spent more than 30 years at Great Wall Motor, including as general manager.⁠2

Brian Gu

Brian Gu

Honorary vice-chairman and co-president

Oversees strategy, finance, investment and international expansion.⁠4,7

Joined in 2018 after chairing J.P. Morgan's Asia Pacific investment bank.⁠2,7

James Wu

James Wu

Vice-president of finance and accounting

XPeng's principal financial and accounting officer.⁠8

Previously held senior finance roles at SAIC-GM-Wuling and General Motors.⁠2,9

Key management

  • Gu JieE-powertrain vice-president; robotics systems engineering⁠10,11
  • Liu XianmingHead of General Intelligence Center⁠12
  • Candice YuanHead of Robotaxi; autonomous-driving and cockpit products⁠13,14
  • Wu Anfei (Felix)General manager, XP product portfolio⁠15,16
  • Jiang WenGeneral manager, MONA product portfolio⁠17,18
  • Yang GuangHead of MONA products⁠19,20
  • Yu TaoVice-president, XPeng Group; marketing⁠11,21,22
  • Alex TangHead of International Development and Service Center⁠23,24
  • JuanMa LopezVice-president, Design Center⁠25,26

Key milestones

  1. 2018

    First customer deliveries

    XPeng begins delivering the G3, its first production model.⁠27

  2. 2020–21

    Public listings

    XPeng lists in New York in 2020 and Hong Kong in 2021.⁠2

  3. 2023

    Volkswagen partnership

    Volkswagen agrees to invest in XPeng and jointly develop electric vehicles.⁠2,28

  4. 2023–24

    MONA

    XPeng agrees to acquire DiDi's vehicle-development business; the MONA M03 launches the following year.⁠2

  5. 2025

    One-millionth vehicle produced

    XPeng's one-millionth car comes off the line at Guangzhou.⁠29

  6. 2026

    VLA 2.0 rollout

    XPeng begins rolling out VLA 2.0, its second-generation driver-assistance software, to customers in China.⁠30,31

Sources
  1. XPeng's company history XPeng, read 10 Oct 2026. In Chinese. Founded in August 2014; the company was registered in January 2015.
  2. Annual report for 2025 (Form 20-F) XPeng, SEC filing, 16 Apr 2026. Officers' titles and biographies. The listed company's board has six directors, He Xiaopeng and five non-executives; Wang Fengying, Brian Gu and James Wu are executives, not directors. Brian Gu's "honorary vice chairman" is a title, not a board seat. Operations began in 2015. ADSs listed in New York on 27 August 2020 and shares in Hong Kong on 7 July 2021. Volkswagen's investment was completed on 6 December 2023: 94,079,255 Class A shares, 4.99% of XPeng after the issue, for about US$705.6m. The DiDi agreement of 27 August 2023 was completed in stages on 13 November 2023 and 13 August 2024; the MONA M03 launched in August 2024.
  3. 2026 Interim Report XPeng, HKEXnews, 28 Sep 2026. The board and its committees at 28 September 2026. 20,632 employees at 30 Jun 2026.
  4. XPeng's company page, its management team XPeng, read 10 Oct 2026. Undated. Gives He Xiaopeng's, Wang Fengying's and Brian Gu's responsibilities. Its heading for Brian Gu, "Vice Chairman & President", is older than the annual report's title. Its undated footprint strip lists 8 R&D centres and 6 factories (checked 11 October 2026). It does not identify the six factories or define their ownership and production scope.
  5. 2025 Environmental, Social and Governance Report XPeng, SEC filing, 17 Apr 2026. Says XPeng has nine R&D centres worldwide, where its company page lists eight; the difference is unresolved.
  6. XPENG Appoints Fengying Wang as President XPeng, 30 Jan 2023. Effective 30 January 2023: responsible for product planning, product portfolio management and sales operations, reporting to He Xiaopeng.
  7. Press biographies of He Xiaopeng and Brian Gu XPeng newsroom, media kit, 25 Apr 2025. Undated documents, uploaded on 25 April 2025. He Xiaopeng became chairman and chief executive in August 2017; Brian Gu joined in 2018.
  8. Share registration statement (Form S-8) XPeng, SEC filing, 15 Sep 2026. Signed by Jiaming (James) Wu as Vice President of Finance and Accounting (principal financial and accounting officer), and by the six directors.
  9. Second-quarter 2023 results, announcing James Wu's appointment XPeng, SEC filing, 18 Aug 2023. Appointment announced 18 August 2023: says he "has been appointed" and gives no start date.
  10. XPENG P7+ Makes Its European Debut at Brussels Motor Show XPeng, 9 Jan 2026. XPeng's own title for him: "Jacky Gu, ATC Chairman & E-powertrain Vice President at XPENG".
  11. XPeng reorganises its robotics centre into nine departments 21st Century Business Herald, 30 Jun 2026. In Chinese. Reporting, not a company statement: Gu Jie heads the robotics centre's embodied-systems engineering department while remaining head of powertrain; Liu Xianming heads its general foundation department (a virtual one); Yu Tao is acting head of its brand marketing. He Xiaopeng heads the centre. 30 June is the report's date, not an appointment date.
  12. XPENG Showcases Physical AI & World Model at CVPR 2026 XPeng, 3 Jun 2026. Names Dr. Xianming Liu as Head of General Intelligence Center.
  13. XPeng Robotaxi opens to employees for testing XPeng, 14 Jul 2026. In Chinese. Names 袁婷婷 (Yuan Tingting) as head of the Robotaxi business department.
  14. XP-Candice婷婷's Weibo profile Weibo, read 10 Oct 2026. Her own description: head of autonomous-driving and intelligent-cockpit product at XPeng Group, and head of Robotaxi.
  15. Interview after the G9L launch Sina Auto, 18 Sep 2026. In Chinese. Names Wu Anfei as XPeng's product-matrix general manager.
  16. XP-Felix吴安飞's Weibo profile Weibo, read 10 Oct 2026. His own description: general manager of XPeng Group's XP product matrix. The account's verification badge keeps older wording, head of P&G-series research and development.
  17. XP-姜文's Weibo profile Weibo, read 10 Oct 2026. Verification badge and description: general manager of XPeng's MONA product matrix.
  18. XPeng MONA's official account introduces its R&D director XPeng MONA, Weibo, 12 Oct 2024. In Chinese. Ties the account XP-姜文 to a named company role; R&D director was his title then.
  19. "Product managers answer", episode 3 XPeng's owners forum, 10 Dec 2024. In Chinese. The forum labels Yang Guang head of MONA-series products.
  20. Interview after the MONA L03's first showing Sina Technology, 3 Jul 2026. In Chinese. Names Yang Guang as senior director of vehicle products at XPeng Group.
  21. XPeng vice-president answers a rumour about lidar rules Sina Technology, 20 Jun 2026. In Chinese. Press reporting: names XPeng Group vice-president Yu Tao (于涛) with the Weibo handle 托马斯电火车.
  22. OnePlus's marketing head is expected to join XPeng 21st Century Business Herald, 21 May 2024. In Chinese. A report ahead of the move, not an appointment notice: Yu Tao ran marketing and public relations at OnePlus.
  23. XPENG Brings Its Worldwide Bestseller G6 and G9 to Mexico XPeng, 25 Mar 2026. Names Alex Tang as Head of International Development and Service Center.
  24. XPeng at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed XPeng, 15 Jul 2025. In Chinese. Pairs 唐志坤 with Alex Tang, then general manager of international business.
  25. World-renowned Car Designer JuanMa Lopez Joins XPENG as VP of Design Center XPeng, 6 Jun 2024. His appointment as Vice President of Design Center.
  26. The MONA L03's first showing XPeng, 2 Jul 2026. In Chinese. Names 胡安马 as the design vice-president who led the L03's design.
  27. Hong Kong listing prospectus (Form F-1) XPeng, SEC filing, 23 Jun 2021. Production of the G3, XPeng's first mass-produced model, started in November 2018 and deliveries in December 2018.
  28. XPeng and Volkswagen sign a strategic framework agreement XPeng, SEC filing, 26 Jul 2023. Announced 26 July 2023: two Volkswagen-brand electric cars for China on XPeng's G9 platform and software, subject to a feasibility study, with production expected to start in 2026; and an agreement for Volkswagen to buy about 4.99% of XPeng at US$15 per ADS, about US$700m, subject to closing conditions.
  29. XPeng's 1,000,000th car XPeng, 1 Dec 2025. The millionth car came off the line at the Guangzhou plant on 21 November 2025.
  30. Second-generation VLA: rollout to customers this month XPeng, 2 Mar 2026. In Chinese. Test drives in 732 stores in China from 11 March 2026 and a gradual rollout to customers from late March; deliveries outside China are planned from 2027.
  31. Vehicle delivery results for April 2026 XPeng, SEC filing, 1 May 2026. Refers to "the official rollout of VLA 2.0 in March"; names no country and no model.

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