Xpeng hasn’t been shy about their European ambitions and it appears the wait is almost over as they’ve announced plans to launch two new EVs on February 3. We’ll learn details next week, but the teaser image appears to show the G9 crossover and the P7 sedan. The latter offers a high-performance variant with a dual-motor all-wheel-drive system, allowing a 0-100 km/h in 4.5 seconds, and a driving range of up to 470 km in the WLTP cycle. Norwegian customers will be also offered a rear-wheel drive model with up to 530 km of range, but it’s much slower as the dash to 100 km/h takes 6.9 seconds.
Xpeng previously announced plans to open
four delivery and service centers in key European markets later this year. The first facility is set to open in
Lørenskog, Norway next month. It will be followed by a center in Badhoevedorp
in the Netherlands. It’s slated to be
completed in February and open for business in the second quarter. This is Xpeng’s most important delivery and
service center as it will also serve as a training facility for technicians and
staff, as well as a spare parts hub to reduce wait times for European
customers.
Delivery and service centers are also set
to open in Stäket, Sweden as well as Hillerød, Denmark. Xpeng said each will
provide the “best customer experience possible, with a focus on pre-delivery
inspections, aftersales, and repairs.”
The company added that additional locations will open later this year to
provide even greater coverage in these markets.
This isn’t the company’s first foray in
Europe as the brand noted “Experience Stores” opened in the aforementioned
countries last year. They attracted
approximately 500,000 visitors and hosted 4,500 test drives.
