On July 31, Xiaopeng Automobile announced the official start of its project in Wuhan Economic Development Zone. It is understood that the project covers an area of ​​about 1,500 acres, and will set up stamping, welding, painting, final assembly, battery, electric drive and other process workshops. The planned production capacity is 100,000 vehicles, and an annual output value of more than 30 billion yuan can be achieved after reaching production.

　　"The Wuhan project will land on the third-generation intelligent platform of Xiaopeng Motors. This will be the first global platform of Xiaopeng Motors." Xiaopeng Motors Chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng revealed at the launch ceremony. As for why it will fall in Wuhan, He Xiaopeng previously stated when signing the project that Wuhan, as one of the six major automobile production bases in China, has a rich background in car manufacturing. In addition, as a native of Hubei, I am very happy to be able to invest in my hometown.

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　　It is understood that the Wuhan plant is Xiaopeng Motor’s third autonomous manufacturing base, and the other two are in Zhaoqing and Guangzhou. As we all know, Xiaopeng initially chose foundry. In December 2018, Xiaopeng Automobile announced to the public that Haima Automobile's G3 was produced by Haima Automobile. In May of this year, with the Zhaoqing plant obtaining the production qualification, Xiaopeng Motors also officially bid farewell to the Haima foundry model and started independent production and delivery. The launch of the independent production model and the layout of the Wuhan project will accelerate the release of Xiaopeng Automobile's production capacity and meet the rapidly growing market demand for smart electric vehicles.

　　In He Xiaopeng's view, the era of smart cars is faster than imagined. In 2023, my country is expected to usher in the first inflection point of smart cars. From 2023 to 2025, smart cars will usher in an explosive period and a period of subversion of traditional functional cars, with rapid development from advanced intelligence to full-level intelligence. In 2025, smart cars will reach 60% in China's first-tier cities. "This is a huge opportunity. Therefore, we believe that the Wuhan plant will reach full production soon after mass production."

　　Thanks to the rapid development of new energy vehicles and the flexible and precise market strategy of the enterprise, Xiaopeng has developed rapidly since its establishment and ranked among the best in new car-making forces. Data show that in the first half of this year, the cumulative delivery of Xiaopeng Motors has exceeded that of the whole year of 2020, reaching 30,738 units, which is 5.6 times that of the same period last year. In the second half of the year, Xiaopeng Motors will also launch two blockbuster models: the Xiaopeng G3i was officially launched in July and will start delivery in September; the new third model P5 was unveiled in April, with orders within 53 hours It has broken 10,000 and will start delivery in the fourth quarter. The introduction of new models is expected to promote the delivery of Xiaopeng Motors to a new record.

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