PARIS – – October 14, 2026 -- XPENG is opening its full in-house technology stack and engineering toolchains to global automotive partners under a new "XPENG AI Engineering" strategy, after Chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng became the first Chinese automaker chief to deliver a keynote at the Paris Automotive Summit.
XPENG offers vehicle platforms, batteries and AI chips to outside manufacturers
The offer covers vehicle platforms, E/E architecture, batteries, e-drives, the AI BOX, the Turing AI chip and the Turing physical world foundation model. He said no single manufacturer holds all the advantages needed for the next generation of smart mobility. Under the model, partners can co-develop differentiated products while building their own technology capabilities over time.
He cited XPENG's collaboration with Volkswagen Group as a working example. It combines XPENG's intelligent-driving and software capabilities with Volkswagen's vehicle engineering and testing expertise.
XPENG invested approximately €770 million in R&D in the first half of 2026.
XPENG schedules global rollout of NGP intelligent driving for 2027
XPENG highlighted NGP, powered by VLA 2.0, which is designed to advance directly from L2 to L4. The company said it will deliver the same core capability in China and Europe and plans to bring advanced intelligent driving to global markets in 2027.
XPENG targets late-2026 mass production for IRON humanoid robot
XPENG set milestones for its IRON humanoid robot: mass production in late 2026, initial deliveries in the first half of 2027, and a European rollout in the second half of 2027.
XPENG has put four models into European production within one year
The G6, G9, P7+ and latest G9L are now in production in Europe. XPENG's European R&D center handles EU homologation and certification, language and interaction localization, intelligent-driving validation, European chassis and handling tuning, and charging-network integration.
He reiterated the company's "In Europe, For Europe, With Europe" commitment, centered on producing in Europe, designing for European users and partnering with the region's industrial ecosystem. His keynote was titled "Navigating the AI Era: Open Collaboration for a Smarter Future."