XPENG plans to form localized supply-chain teams in Europe and ASEAN

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On January 13, Gasgoo learned that, building on local production launched in Europe and Southeast Asia in 2025, XPENG plans to form independently run localized supply-chain teams in Europe and the ASEAN markets in 2026 to support and deepen its overseas sourcing footprint and operations, improve supply-chain response times, and advance its long-term strategy of 'rooted locally, produced locally, supplied globally'.

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Data indicate that in the first half of 2025, XPENG's overseas sales were about 19,000 vehicles, with its business now spanning 46 countries and regions; in Indonesia, its CKD plant delivered the first batch of locally built XPENG X9s in July, making the country the first to achieve localized manufacturing.

Under the plan, the company will expand its sales network to 60 countries in 2026 and push overseas service outlets past 300, while aiming to rank among China's top three new-energy vehicle exporters by 2027.

Industry analysts say that, amid the EU's anti-subsidy investigation, swings in ocean freight costs and a window of tariff preferences in Southeast Asia, stepping up a local supply chain can cushion tariff risks and create cost room for right-hand-drive models and its V2G energy business.

With teams in place, XPENG's overseas model is shifting from 'whole-vehicle exports + CKD assembly' to a full-chain approach of 'localized sourcing + manufacturing + services'.