The G3 is 's first model, which went on sale in 2018. Xpeng unveiled its facelift G3i on July 9 last year.

(Xpeng G3)

A fire incident with a model that no longer continues to be sold has put Xpeng Motors (NYSE: XPEV, HKG: 9868) in the spotlight, and the company has responded.

An Xpeng G3 caught fire in Shenzhen on the night of March 28, and photos from the scene show a large amount of flames appearing underneath the car, according to a report by local automotive media Auto Home today.

(Image credit: Auto Home)

There was an explosion at the site and firefighters tried to extinguish the fire, but the whole car was still burned to scrap, according to Jiemian, another local media outlet.

In response, Xpeng said that on the night of March 28, Mr. He's 2019 Xpeng G3 was involved in a fire accident in Longhua District, Shenzhen, and no one was injured, according to Jiemian.

Xpeng will fully cooperate with relevant departments to investigate the cause of the incident, continue to follow up on the results and assist customers with related matters, the report said.

Although fuel car fire incidents also happen, electric vehicle (EV) fires are especially in the public eye given that EVs are a new species.

The G3 is Xpeng's first model that went on sale in 2018. Xpeng unveiled the Xpeng G3i, a facelift of the G3 SUV, on July 9 last year.

Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng said at the time that the company wanted the G3i to be the smart SUV of choice for young people priced under RMB 200,000 ($30,870).

The G3 was produced by Haima Motor's plant in Zhengzhou, central China, while the G3i are produced by Xpeng's own plant in Zhaoqing, Guangdong.

Deliveries of the G3i began in September last year and since then Xpeng has referred to the G3 and G3i figures collectively as the G3 series when publishing monthly delivery figures.

Cumulative deliveries of the G3 series since last September are 18,259 units, according to data monitored by CnEVPost.

Xpeng monthly vehicle delivery data

MonthTotalG9P7P5G3iG3
Jan-235,2182,249
Dec-2211,2924,020
Nov-225,8111,546
Oct-225,1016232,1041,665709
Sep-228,4681844,6342,4171,233
Aug-229,5785,7452,6781,155
Jul-2211,5246,3973,6081,519
Jun-2215,2958,0455,5981,652
May-2210,1254,2243,6862,215
Apr-229,0023,7143,5641,724
Mar-2215,4149,1834,3981,833
Feb-226,2253,5372,059629
Jan-2212,9226,7074,0292,186
Dec-2116,0007,4595,0303,511
Nov-2115,6137,8392,1545,620
Oct-2110,1386,0444373,657
Sept-2110,4127,5122442,656
Aug-217,2146,1651,049
Jul-218,0406,0541,986
Jun-216,5654,7301,835
May-215,6863,7971,889
Apr-215,1472,9952,152
Mar-215,1022,8552,247
Feb-212,2231,409814
Jan-216,0153,7102,305
Dec-205,7003,6912,009
Nov-204,2242,7321,492
Oct-203,0402,104936
Sep-203,4782,573905
Aug-202,6491,996653
Jul-202,4511,641810
Jun-20916325591
May-20976976
Apr-201,3361,336
Mar-201,0551,055
Feb-20161161
Jan-201,0551,055