Overview
- XPeng officially launched the GX on Wednesday as a flagship six‑seat SUV offered in battery‑electric and extended‑range variants with official prices from 279,800 to 359,800 yuan and a 10,000‑yuan discount for orders before June 30.
- The BEV GX is built on an 800V silicon‑carbide platform with up to 750 km CLTC range and 5C fast charging, while the EREV uses a 1.5‑liter range extender for about 430 km pure electric range and more than 1,585 km combined on the CLTC cycle.
- XPeng says the GX shares Level‑4‑capable hardware with its first mass‑produced robotaxi, using four in‑house Turing AI chips that deliver about 3,000 TOPS of compute for advanced vision‑based autonomy.
- The launch pulled strong early demand with XPeng reporting 24,863 firm orders in the first 12 hours, but analysts warned the steep cut surprised the market and could prompt price matching or feature upgrades across the crowded premium six‑seat SUV segment.
- The move is a direct response to near‑term pressure: XPeng’s deliveries fell year‑over‑year in Q1 and the company’s US‑listed shares hit a multi‑month low, and the GX is slated to roll out in Europe as early as October as part of a wider international push.