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XPENG and Volkswagen Group enter into master agreement on strategic technical collaboration and joint sourcing program; B-class BEVs

XPENG and the Volkswagen Group have entered into a Master Agreement on Platform and Software strategic technical collaboration, marking a significant milestone in the strategic partnership of both parties. The executed agreements not only accelerate the joint development of the two B-class battery electric vehicles but also pave the way for an extended and deeper strategic collaboration in the future.

As part of the Master Agreement, both parties have also entered into a Joint Sourcing Program for the common parts of vehicles and platform that used by both parties. By sharing the scale of both parties combined and leveraging Volkswagen Group’s supply chain, the Joint Sourcing Program will target reducing the cost of the platform, achieving significant synergies for the strategic partnership and competitiveness of the B-class BEVs being jointly developed.

XPENG is headquartered in Guangzhou, China, with main offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, San Diego and Amsterdam. XPENG’s Smart EVs are mainly manufactured at its plants in Zhaoqing and Guangzhou, Guangdong province.

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