Xpeng expands electric vehicles project into Sweden and Netherlands

Chinese electric automaker Xpeng said on Thursday it was expanding their project to Europe, for now at the Swedish and Dutch markets.

So far, the only overseas foray for Xpeng, which builds the P7 and P5 sedans and also the G3 and G9 sport-utility vehicles, has been Norway. It started shipping its cars there in late 2020.

The automaker said in a statement it will start a store in Stockholm soon and will also partner with local auto dealer Bilia.

It has also agreed with the Dutch unit of Swiss vehicle distributor Emil Frey which will build its sales and service network in the Netherlands and manage its stores there.

Xpeng intends to start a store in the Netherlands by March 2022.

Led by former Alibaba executive He Xiaopeng, the automaker is developing smart-car technologies such as a smart cabin and autonomous driving.