XPeng delivered 41,256 vehicles in September 2026, a slight annual decline of 0.78%, but at the same time its highest monthly figure of 2026, meeting its third-quarter guidance.
That places XPeng in the middle of the rising Chinese group: well below Leapmotor, but above NIO, Zeekr and Li Auto in the same month.
XPeng builds its position on driver assistance and cabin software more than on a low price, a stance that puts it in direct competition with European premium marques in some segments.
Entering through a group that represents established German marques gives the customer a service reference they already know.
In the Gulf it is not a new arrival. It entered the UAE market through a partnership with the Ali & Sons Group, founded in Abu Dhabi in 1979 and representing marques including Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Škoda, launching the G6 and G9 in Dubai.
The company has widened its distributor network across the Middle East and Africa to include groups in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Azerbaijan, under a strategy it calls internally “Going Global 2.0”.
The significance of this model is that it addresses the largest gap facing Chinese marques in the Gulf: confidence in aftersales. Entering through a group that represents established German marques gives the customer a service reference they already know.
But the real test remains resale values after three to five years, and that data has not yet accumulated sufficiently for any Chinese marque in the region.
Fourth-quarter 2026 figures will be an important signal: if XPeng holds September’s level, it will have halted its annual decline and begun a new growth cycle.
