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Xpeng’s Net Loss Narrows as It Warns of a Bumpy Outlook

  • EV maker delivered record number of vehicles last quarter
  • Competition is growing in China’s market for electric vars
An XPeng G6 electric SUV.Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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Xpeng Inc., the Chinese electric vehicle maker that’s partnered with Volkswagen AG, flagged a bumpy outlook even as it unveiled better-than-expected quarterly earnings.

Guangzhou-based Xpeng posted a net loss of 1.35 billion yuan ($188 million) for the three months ended Dec. 31, according to a filingBloomberg Terminal Tuesday, versus expectations for a 2.97 billion yuan deficit and a 2.36 billion yuan shortfall the same period a year earlier.