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XPENG Posts Record 50,237 Deliveries in October as Overseas Sales Climb 166%

November 1, 2026, 04:10Source: PR Newswire

XPENG delivered 50,237 vehicles in October 2026, a new monthly record for the company, up 22% from September and 20% from a year earlier. Overseas deliveries also hit an all-time monthly high of 13,326 units, according to the company.

Key points
  • XPENG delivered 50,237 vehicles in October 2026, a monthly record, up 22% month-over-month and 20% year-over-year.
  • Overseas deliveries reached an all-time high of 13,326 units, up 166% year-over-year.
  • The XPENG L05 launched in the Chinese mainland, with deliveries starting on November 1, 2026.
  • On October 26, 2026, XPENG obtained a demonstration operation license for Level 4 Robotaxi services in Guangzhou.
  • XPENG received MSCI's ESG AAA rating for the fourth consecutive year.

Record month at home and abroad

XPeng Inc. (NYSE: XPEV, HKEX: 9868), which describes itself as a leading global Physical AI company, reported the figures on October 31, 2026. Total deliveries of 50,237 vehicles were up 22% month-over-month and 20% year-over-year.

Overseas sales stood out. The company said it delivered 13,326 vehicles outside China in October, an all-time monthly high and a 166% increase compared with the same month last year. Based on the two figures, overseas markets accounted for a meaningful share of the month's total, though the company did not provide a regional breakdown beyond this number.

New L05 model and a Robotaxi license

XPENG said the XPENG L05 was officially launched in the Chinese mainland in October 2026. Deliveries are set to begin on November 1, 2026. The announcement gave no pricing or specification details for the model.

On October 26, 2026, the company obtained a demonstration operation license to conduct Level 4 Robotaxi services in Guangzhou. According to XPENG, the approval allows its Robotaxi to move from technology validation to real-world operational and business model validation. The company called it "a key milestone toward the commercialization of XPENG's Physical AI technologies."

ESG rating and emissions claim

XPENG also said it received MSCI's highest ESG AAA rating in October, the fourth consecutive year it has done so.

On emissions, the company estimated that the electric vehicles it delivered from January to October 2026 are expected to reduce life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions by more than 5.77 million tons compared with internal combustion engine vehicles. XPENG equated this to the carbon absorbed by 95.43 million young trees over 10 years. These are the company's own estimates.

What it means

The October numbers show XPENG growing both in its home market and abroad, with the overseas figure rising much faster than the total. The Guangzhou Robotaxi license marks a step from testing toward operating a service, although the permit covers demonstration operations only. The start of L05 deliveries in November will be the next test of whether the company can keep up its delivery pace, though the source does not give any forecast.

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