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on september 3, the advanced tasting session of xiaopeng huitian’s “land aircraft carrier” flying car was officially held.

according to the securities times, xiaopeng huitian founder and president zhao deli said that xiaopeng huitian's "land aircraft carrier" aircraft is scheduled to complete its first public manned flight during the zhuhai air show in november this year, and will make its first public appearance during the guangzhou auto show in november.pre-sales will start at the end of 2024, and mass production and delivery will be achieved in 2026, with the price being less than 2 million yuan.

in addition, zhao deli also described the scene of his first meeting with he xiaopeng. before they had in-depth communication, he xiaopeng decided to personally experience the product, which was only a flying motorcycle at the time.

it was this unique experience that led to the official birth of xiaopeng huitian. zhao deli said frankly,following he xiaopeng, he learned a lot, including how to define products, how to raise funds, how to understand user needs, control costs, manage organizations, etc. according to the official website of xiaopeng huitian, he xiaopeng is the chairman of the company.

after a series of precipitation, xiaopeng huitian's development direction has gradually become clear. at present, xiaopeng huitian has developed a total of 5 flying car products, including two prototypes, traveler t1, traveler x1, traveler x2, as well as the integrated flying car and split flying car "land aircraft carrier" under development.

it is reported that xiaopeng huitian's "land aircraft carrier" adopts a split design.the flying car is divided into two parts: a land body and a flying body, which can be automatically separated and combined. the land body can completely store the flying body inside the car and travel on the ground.

on august 5, xpeng huitian announced that it had received us$150 million in series b1 financing and also launched its series b2 financing.

the company said that xiaopeng huitian’s first five generations of flying car products have successfully carried out nearly 20,000 flight tests, accumulating rich flight data and experience for the split flying car "land aircraft carrier".

as of now, xiaopeng huitian has successfully signed contracts with nearly 60 flight camps, including general aviation airports, scenic spots, cultural and tourism towns, urban suburbs and other types, providing users with safe and compliant flying space.

it is worth noting that on august 20, xiaopeng motors, an investor of xiaopeng huitian, released its 2024 first-half financial report showing thatin the first half of this year, xpeng motors achieved revenue of 14.66 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 61.2%; and a net loss of 2.65 billion yuan.among them, in the second quarter, xiaopeng motors achieved revenue of 8.11 billion yuan and a net loss of 1.28 billion yuan. in the first half of this year, xiaopeng motors' gross profit margin was 13.5%, reversing the negative gross profit margin in the same period last year. in the first half of this year, xiaopeng motors' cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments and time deposits were 37.33 billion yuan, compared with 45.70 billion yuan in the same period last year, a year-on-year decrease of about 8 billion yuan. in the first half of this year, xiaopeng motors' r&d expenditure was 2.82 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%, which is related to the continued r&d investment in new models.

gu hongdi, honorary vice chairman and co-president of xpeng motors, said in the financial report: "i expect that as global market sales grow driven by the big product cycle, our economies of scale, operating efficiency and cash flow will improve accordingly."

xpeng motors delivered 21,821 vehicles in the first quarter of this year, 30,207 vehicles in the second quarter, and 52,028 vehicles in the first half of the year, with an average monthly delivery of less than 9,000 vehicles. this is the biggest reason for the loss.

faced with losses and poor sales, xiaopeng motors' sub-brand mona is tasked with reversing xiaopeng's current situation. at the beijing auto show in april, xiaopeng motors officially launched its sub-brand mona, with "intelligent driving" being its prominent label.