Xpeng G9L completes first European production trial at Magna's Graz plant ahead of Paris debut
Xpeng says its next-generation flagship SUV has become the fourth model built at Magna's Austrian facility, with a pre-production car now bound for a global premiere and order opening at the Paris Motor Show on 12 October. Australian launch timing remains unconfirmed.
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Trial production milestone in Austria
Xpeng announced that its next-generation flagship G9L SUV completed its first production trial at Magna's complete vehicle facility in Graz, Austria, on 7 October 2026, becoming the fourth Xpeng model to be produced in Europe after the G6, G9 and P7+. The company said the milestone came one year after local production began in Graz in the third quarter of 2025, marking the latest expansion of its manufacturing partnership with Magna, which builds the vehicles under its Magna Steyr contract-manufacturing operation rather than at an Xpeng-owned plant. 21
CnEVPost reported that Xpeng announced the milestone on Weibo on Saturday, and that chairman and chief executive He Xiaopeng said on the social platform X on 8 October that the G9L had become the company's fourth European-built model, further expanding its local production lineup. CnEVPost noted the announcements remain at the trial-production stage, with no dates given for the start of G9L mass production or deliveries in Europe and no indication of which powertrain options would be produced locally. 1
Industry outlets picked up the news independently. Automotive World reported that the G9L joins the G6, G9 and P7+ at Graz, adding a fourth model within roughly a year of assembly starting in the third quarter of 2025, while MarkLines also reported the 7 October announcement of the first production trial at Magna's Austrian facility. 56
From Graz to Paris for the global premiere
Following the trial, the first European pre-production G9L will travel 1,324 kilometres from Graz to Paris ahead of its global premiere at the Paris Motor Show on 12 October. Xpeng says the journey is designed to demonstrate the vehicle's charging capability, safety systems and driving performance under real-world European conditions before the SUV is displayed at the company's stand. 23
Xpeng plans to officially unveil the G9L to global audiences at the Paris Motor Show and open orders for the SUV at the event, according to the company's announcement. Grafa likewise reported that Xpeng intends to open G9L orders at the 12 October global debut. Gasgoo reported that the 91st Paris Motor Show runs from 12 to 18 October at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, where Xpeng's display will occupy more than 1,000 square metres in Hall 6 alongside AI-powered vehicles, humanoid robots and flying cars. 287
Gasgoo additionally reported that during the drive, the G9L's driver-assistance system, charging performance and vehicle dynamics will be evaluated, adding a layer of detail to the company's description of the real-world demonstration journey. 7
A global model built and tested to global standards
Xpeng says the G9L is being developed as a global model with plans to launch across 64 countries and regions, and that it has been developed and validated against global standards from the outset. The company says its global validation program covered 26 countries and regions over three years, with approximately 6.74 million kilometres of road testing, 192 crash tests and more than 110 testing protocols, including validation of both left- and right-hand-drive configurations. 27
According to Xpeng, the G9L is engineered to meet four major global five-star safety standards — E-NCAP, A-NCAP, C-NCAP and C-IASI — and incorporates active and passive safety systems with redundant safety architecture. The company also says the testing program included a seven-stage "720-degree" safety challenge spanning land, water and air conditions, which it describes as an industry first. Gasgoo reported that the vehicle was developed concurrently for four five-star assessment programs including Euro NCAP and Australia's ANCAP. 27
On chassis specification, Xpeng says the G9L's standard setup includes dual-chamber air suspension, intelligent variable damping and rear-wheel steering with up to 15 degrees of steering angle, which the company says is designed to improve low-speed manoeuvrability while supporting high-speed stability. These are manufacturer statements rather than independently tested findings. 2
Context: Xpeng's European expansion
The G9L milestone builds on figures Xpeng cites for its overseas growth. The company says it has delivered more than 100,000 vehicles overseas to date, including over 60,000 in Europe, with more than 6,000 delivered in France since entering that market about two years ago. In the second quarter of 2026, Xpeng says overseas deliveries surpassed 20,000 units for the first time, up 81 per cent year on year, with overseas markets contributing 25 per cent of first-half revenue at an average selling price exceeding €40,000. 28
CnEVPost adds historical context: Xpeng began local production in Europe in September 2025 with the G6 and G9 SUVs at Magna's existing Graz facilities, and in January 2026 announced the 2026 P7+ sedan had completed trial production at the same plant. The G9L's addition further broadens the European production lineup built on Magna's contract-manufacturing model. 1
In a statement issued with the announcement, Zhang Li, Vice President of Global Manufacturing at Xpeng, said: "The latest production milestone represents an important step in our journey from entering Europe to building for Europe." Roland Prettner, President of Magna Complete Vehicles, said the G9L "marks another important milestone in our collaboration with XPENG". Both quotations come from the joint announcement. 2
The Australian connection remains unconfirmed
Xpeng has flagged right-hand-drive preparation for Australia, but only at an earlier stage. As CnEVPost reported, on 11 September the company announced that the first mass-produced right-hand-drive G9L vehicles had rolled off the assembly line at its Guangzhou plant and were being prepared for shipment to Australia. That statement, which concerns China-built cars, does not confirm Australian launch timing or availability, and trial production in Austria is not the start of deliveries anywhere. 1
The G9L was launched in China on 17 September as a five-seat flagship SUV joining the six-seat GX in Xpeng's dual-flagship lineup, offering both battery-electric and extended-range electric vehicle options, with CnEVPost reporting a limited-time starting price of 231,800 yuan (about US$34,300). Xpeng's Australian news page lists the G6 and X9 among models available locally and no G9L announcement, and no Australian pricing, specifications or launch date for the G9L have been stated in the announcements to date. 14
What remains unknown for Australia is explicitly limited to what Xpeng has not said: the company has not confirmed when right-hand-drive G9L vehicles will reach Australia, whether they will be sourced from Guangzhou or Graz, or which variants and pricing will apply to the local market. The 12 October Paris premiere and order opening are confirmed for the global model, not specifically for Australian availability. 12
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