At Xpeng’s first-ever Australia Brand Day event, global Vice Chairman and President Brian Hongdi Gu announced that the company will have the new G6, X9, L03, G9L and L05 in local showrooms by the first quarter of 2027. The company has set the same timeline for the launch of these models in New Zealand, according to local sales manager Sean Tupp, who told Auto Trader New Zealand following the announcement.
Xpeng recently launched the new G6 and X9 in Australia and New Zealand. The new G6 starts at 51,800 Australian dollars (about 31,700 euros) and 59,990 New Zealand dollars (around 30,500 euros), respectively, while the base X9 costs 89,900 Australian dollars (about 55,000 euros) and 104,990 New Zealand dollars (around 53,500 euros), respectively.
The L03, originally introduced as the Mona L03 in China, is Xpeng’s new compact SUV that sits below the G6 and will be offered globally as both a BEV and an EREV. At Xpeng’s global Brand Day event on 16 July, Sven De Smet, Head of Brand & Marketing for Europe, said that the company plans to launch this model simultaneously in 65 markets. As in Europe, Xpeng has scheduled its launch in Australia and New Zealand for the fourth quarter of this year.
Xpeng also plans to commence sales of the G9L in Australia and New Zealand during the fourth quarter of 2026. A regulatory filing in China in May revealed that the G9L is a large SUV developed in battery-electric and extended-range electric versions.
At 5.12 m long, 2 m wide and between 1.78 and 1.79 m tall, with a wheelbase of 3.1 m, the G9L is significantly bigger than the G9. Xpeng could utilise its larger dimensions to offer three-row seating, targeting larger families and ensuring a clear distinction from the G9. That would make it a direct rival to Kia’s EV9 and Hyundai’s Ioniq 9. The company recently started testing the G9L on Australian roads ahead of its local launch.
Along with the G9L, another regulatory filing in China in May revealed that the L05 is a mid-size SUV slightly smaller than the G9. It is 4,870 mm long, 1,930 mm wide and 1,636 mm tall, with a 2,940 mm wheelbase. Xpeng has developed the L05 in both battery-electric and extended-range electric versions. The company plans to launch the new mid-size SUV in Australia and New Zealand in the first quarter of 2027.
drive.com.au, carexpert.com.au (25 to 50 dealers and G9L testing), autotrader.co.nz
