At the 2026 Paris Motor Show, XPENG launched its G9L Next-Gen AI Flagship SUV for Europe, priced from €74,990, and it will become the fourth XPENG model built in Europe following a production trial at Magna in Graz. The G9L offers nine airbags as standard, up to 591 km of WLTP range in EV variants, and 800V architecture with 5C charging that takes 10% to 80% in as little as 11.7 minutes. The company also made the first large-scale European test-ride appearance of NGP, powered by VLA 2.0, which can retain up to 30 seconds of context and predict scenarios up to six seconds ahead. NGP is showcased in the official Autonomous Lab, where XPENG is one of only two participating automakers alongside Tesla. XPENG also opened its AI and vehicle engineering technology to overseas automotive and tech partners for the first time.
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