China's Xpeng aims to sell up to 600,000 vehicles in 2026

BEIJING, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker ​Xpeng is targeting sales ‌of 550,000-600,000 vehicles this year, ‌Chinese tech portal 36Kr reported on Wednesday, citing a recent internal strategy meeting.

That ⁠would translate ‌into around a 28-40% increase from its ‍sales last year, when the automaker delivered 429,445 cars, up ​126% from 2024.

A ‌company source confirmed the 36Kr report.

The Volkswagen-backed EV maker earlier in January touted a pivot toward "physical AI" ⁠from being purely ​a carmaker, as ​it gears up to start street trials ‍of robotaxis ⁠and volume production of human robots later this ⁠year.

(Reporting by Qiaoyi Li and ‌Brenda Goh; Editing by ‌Jan Harvey)