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XPeng Sets Record Q3 Revenue and Smallest Loss Since 2020 as Soft Q4 Guidance Weighs on Shares

A cautious Q4 outlook undershot estimates, weighing on the shares.

Overview

  • Revenue rose 101.8% to RMB20.38 billion as net loss narrowed to RMB380.9 million, the smallest since 2020.
  • Deliveries reached 116,007 vehicles, up about 149% year over year, while gross margin improved to 20.1% and vehicle margin to 13.1%.
  • XPeng guided Q4 deliveries to 125,000–132,000 and revenue to RMB21.5–23.0 billion, below analyst expectations, and the stock fell roughly 2–3% premarket.
  • The company is pushing into embodied AI with robotaxis and its IRON humanoid robot, targeting robot production by late next year and new robotaxi models for 2026 commercial use.
  • Management flagged fierce pricing pressure in China’s EV market; the firm ended September with about RMB48.33 billion in cash as R&D spending climbed.