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it home news on october 5, according to reuters, on october 2, local time, gu hongdi, vice chairman and co-president of xpeng motors’ board of directors, said that xpeng’s sales of cars in europe are not to provide cheap alternatives, but to bring your technology to europe.

speaking at the global dialogue conference in berlin, gu hong said: "the products we offer are based on what we consider to be quality, design and technology value propositions. we want to have the ability to enter the european market."

in august this year, foreign media reported that xpeng motors ceo he xiaopeng revealed in an interview that the company seeks to reduce the impact of import tariffs by producing cars in europe. building a factory in europe is part of a future localized production plan. site selection in the eu is currently in the initial stages, and the company expects to build production capacity in areas with "relatively low labor risks."

he xiaopeng also said at the time that efficient software collection has become the key to the intelligent driving functions of cars, and xiaopeng motors also plans to build a large data center in europe. "although some profits from europe will be reduced after the tariff increase, xpeng's big plan to 'go global' will not be affected by the tariff increase."

however, on october 4, local time, the european union held a vote on whether to impose a five-year countervailing duty on chinese electric vehicles. a statement released by the european commission shows that the european commission's proposal to impose tariffs on imported pure electric vehicles from china received the necessary support from eu member states during the vote.

it house reported in july that xpeng motors responded to the eu electric vehicle tariff measures by saying that the company is actively evaluating the feasibility of establishing local manufacturing capabilities in europe and taking appropriate measures to meet market demand. all current consumers waiting for delivery investors and future customers who placed orders before the new tariffs took effect will not be affected by any price increases.