XPeng Inc. (NYSE:XPEV) shares are trading higher in the premarket session on Wednesday.
The company is reportedly planning to utilize batteries from BYD Co., Ltd. (OTC:BYDDY) for its Mona sub-brand, mirroring the strategy adopted by NIO Inc. (NYSE:NIO) Onvo sub-brand, CnEV Post reported.
According to a report today from local media outlet 21jingji, which cited sources familiar with the matter, BYD is among the battery suppliers for the first model of Mona, which boasts a range exceeding 500 kilometers, the report added.
The report pointed out that this range is comparable to the 580 km range of the entry-level version of the Xpeng G6, which is priced at RMB179,900.
XPeng initially announced the acquisition of Didi Global's electric vehicle (EV) business on August 28, 2023, revealing plans to introduce the new brand, codenamed Mona, in 2024. However, in a statement on May 1, coinciding with the announcement of April deliveries, the company mentioned a debut for the new brand Mona in June, signaling a slight delay from its earlier schedule, CnEV Post noted.
The first model under Mona is currently under construction at XPeng's facility in Zhaoqing, Guangdong province. According to the report, pilot cars have already been produced and are poised to enter the PT2 phase soon.
XPeng's Zhaoqing plant, boasting an annual capacity of 200,000 units, underwent a production line upgrade in late January to accommodate the launch of the new model.
In contrast to Nio's approach of appointing Ai Tiecheng as president of Onvo, XPeng opted for an internal executive, Jiang Wen, to lead the Mona program, as per 21jingji's report, CnEV Post noted.
Mona's inaugural vehicle will be an A-class compact electric sedan, positioned in the price range of RMB100,000 to RMB 150,000. It will incorporate XPeng's Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) and is anticipated to be revealed in June, with sales and deliveries slated for the third quarter, the report added.
小鵬公司(紐約證券交易所代碼:XPEV)股價在週三的盤前交易中走高。
據CNev Post報道,據報道,該公司計劃在其Mona子品牌中使用比亞迪有限公司(場外交易代碼:BYDDY)的電池,這反映了蔚來公司(紐約證券交易所代碼:NIO)Onvo子品牌所採取的戰略。
根據當地媒體21jingji今天的報道,該報道援引知情人士的話說,比亞迪是Mona首款車型的電池供應商之一,該車續航里程超過500公里。
報告指出,該續航里程可與小鵬G6入門版的580公里續航里程相當,後者的售價爲人民幣17.99萬元。
小鵬汽車最初於2023年8月28日宣佈收購滴滴全球的電動汽車(EV)業務,並透露了在2024年推出代號爲Mona的新品牌的計劃。但是,CNev Post指出,該公司在5月1日的一份聲明中提到,新品牌Mona將於6月首次亮相,這表明其先前的時間表略有延遲,這表明其先前的時間表略有延遲。
Mona旗下的第一款車型目前正在小鵬位於廣東省肇慶的工廠建造。根據該報告,試點車已經生產,並準備很快進入PT2階段。
小鵬汽車的肇慶工廠年產能爲20萬輛,於1月下旬進行了生產線升級,以適應新車型的上市。
CNev Post指出,與蔚來任命艾鐵成爲Onvo總裁的做法形成鮮明對比的是,小鵬選擇了內部高管姜文來領導Mona項目。
莫娜的首款汽車將是A級緊湊型電動轎車,定價在人民幣10萬元至15萬元人民幣之間。報告補充說,它將整合小鵬的高級駕駛輔助系統(ADAS),預計將於6月發佈,銷售和交付定於第三季度。