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Xpeng and Volkswagen have established project centers in Guangzhou and Hefei, and the first vehicle with the jointly developed E/E architecture will start production in about 24 months.

Since sales began on May 17, Xpeng has received more than 500 orders in Hong Kong, with the first deliveries of the G6 set to begin in the third quarter.

Hundreds of Volkswagen engineers have begun working at Xpeng's headquarters in Guangzhou, signaling the upgrade of the tech partnership between the two, according to local media.

Xpeng will launch facelifted models of the G6, P7i and G9, as well as a joint model with Didi, in 2025, according to local media.

The Xpeng P7+ measures 5,056 mm in length, which is longer than the P7i's 4,888 mm. The model does not come with LiDARs.

The Xpeng G6, a Tesla Model Y competitor, will open for ordering in the UK later this year.

The Xpeng P7+ will be over 5 meters long and will be the first Xpeng model to use a pure vision smart driving solution similar to Tesla's.

Nio's Shenji NX9031 has taped out and is currently in testing, while Xpeng's smart driving chip is already in the process of being taped out.

Xpeng's new model, internally codenamed F57, will not be using any LiDAR and move to a pure vision solution similar to Tesla's FSD, a source familiar with the matter told CnEVPost.

The head of Xpeng's automotive technology center, Jiao Qingchun, was the project leader for Xpeng's new H platform, of which the X9 MPV is the first model.