XPeng in Talks With Overseas Firms, Eyes New Plants Abroad

XPeng Inc. is in talks with overseas automakers on potential cooperation, according to its chairman, as the Chinese electric‑vehicle maker looks to commercialize its driver-assistance technology globally and expand production outside China.

Interest in the Guangzhou‑based company’s advanced driving systems has come from both domestic carmakers and parts suppliers as well as European companies, Chair He Xiaopeng said in an interview with Bloomberg Television in Beijing on Thursday.