XPeng hands over first European L03 in Paris as deliveries begin

First European handover in Paris

XPeng has delivered its first Mona L03 in Europe, with chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng personally handing over the keys to the first French customer in Paris on October 13, according to a Weibo announcement reported by CnEVPost. The handover marks the step from the SUV's European launch to actual customer deliveries. ³

XPeng says the first French customer chose the L03 primarily for its advanced driver assistance features, though the company did not disclose which variant was delivered or the exact features available locally. CnEVPost also reports that He Xiaopeng later met French dealer partners, with a dealership group's CEO expressing confidence in the model, while local order numbers were not disclosed. ³

ArenaEV, which covered the Paris event, notes that the handover came days after He Xiaopeng's keynote at the Paris Motor Show and frames it as a visible commitment to the European market for a young Chinese brand dealing with EU import tariffs and cautious buyers. That characterisation is the publication's own analysis rather than a company statement. ²

Rollout: from Munich to 64 markets

The L03 made its global launch in Munich, Germany on July 16, becoming XPeng's first model to launch simultaneously in China and Europe, CnEVPost reports. At the time, XPeng said it planned to sell the model in 64 overseas markets. In China the model is badged MONA L03, standing for Made of New AI, while European brochures use simply XPeng L03, according to ArenaEV. ³²

The start of French deliveries sits within a rapid international expansion. XPeng announced on October 11 that the L03 had launched in Australia and New Zealand, becoming its third offering in those markets after the G6 and X9, CnEVPost reports. ArenaEV adds that right-hand-drive UK buyers will not wait long, with the L03 due in Britain this November. ³²

An XPeng expansion tracker, xpev.net, records the European delivery start on October 20, and documents other recent L03 milestones: the range-extender version opened for sale at XPeng's Spanish dealers on October 15, the L03 opened for order in Italy from €34,990 and Germany from €35,600 on July 16, and it was priced in Finland from €36,900 on July 27. ⁴

European specifications and the dual-energy line-up

The L03 is a five-seat fastback SUV measuring 183.1 inches long, 75.6 inches wide and 63 inches tall on a 112.2-inch wheelbase, according to ArenaEV's launch coverage, making it longer and wider than a Volkswagen ID.4 and 5.5 inches shorter than a Tesla Model Y. Unladen weight starts at 4,090 lb, rising to 4,442 lb for the Long Range version, against ArenaEV's cited 4,403 lb for the Model Y. ²

In Europe the L03 is offered with a wider powertrain spread than most legacy rivals manage on one platform, per ArenaEV. The standard rear-wheel-drive EV pairs a 58.3 kWh LFP battery with a single 180 kW (245 hp) rear motor for a claimed WLTP range of 277 miles; the Long Range keeps the same motor, reaches 0–62 mph in 6.6 seconds and, with a 71.2 kWh pack, is rated at 323 miles WLTP. The dual-motor AWD Performance version combines 382 hp and 317 lb-ft for a 4.5-second 0–62 mph time with range trimmed to around 273 miles. ²

The pure-electric L03 peaks at 236 kW charging, allowing a 20 to 80 per cent top-up in around 20 minutes under ideal conditions, ArenaEV reports. Alongside the EVs, an extended-range (EREV) version uses a 37.25 kWh battery for about 124 miles of electric driving, backed by a 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol generator, for roughly 620 miles of combined range. These are manufacturer-quoted WLTP figures as reported by ArenaEV, and the publication describes the EREV as aimed at buyers who do not yet trust public charging networks. ²

Pricing: China versus Europe

CnEVPost reports the European BEV version launched in July with an announced starting price of €35,600, while in China the model starts at 123,800 yuan, about $18,420, available as both a BEV and an EREV. ArenaEV's localised pricing shows the European entry point at $41,700 in Germany and France, with the Long Range RWD at $45,200 and the AWD Performance and Performance Ultra trims at $48,700 and $54,600; it lists the EREV from $45,200. The two outlets' figures reflect different currency bases, and the wide gap against the Chinese sticker reflects tariffs and shipping, in ArenaEV's assessment. ³²

Software and driver assistance

XPeng made the L03 its first overseas model to integrate the Google Maps Auto SDK directly into its native operating system, as the company said at the July launch and CnEVPost reports. ArenaEV describes this as a deliberate choice for export versions, giving European drivers Google live traffic routing, familiar search and charging-stop calculations instead of a poorly localised Chinese navigation app. ³²

On driver assistance, ArenaEV reports the top version runs XPeng's software on three in-house Turing AI chips, with automated lane changes and self-parking standard without a subscription. XPeng's own Australian announcement describes its Turing chips as delivering up to 2,250 TOPS per vehicle, with configuration varying by model, and notes its VLA 2.0-powered Navigation Guided Pilot is scheduled for global launch in 2027, with Australia among the first right-hand-drive markets to receive it. ²¹

The Australian connection and open questions

XPeng confirmed the L03 for Australian sale in Q4 2026 at its Melbourne strategy announcement on July 21, showing the right-hand-drive car days after the Munich unveiling, the company's Australian release states. The plan includes five new models in Australia within six months, up to 50 sales outlets and three flagship experience centres nationally, plus a seven-year unlimited-kilometre factory warranty and a Kunpeng range-extender line-up for the local market. ¹

The xpev.net tracker records the Australian L03 launch on September 23 from A$41,900, with the brand's first range-extender, and New Zealand pricing from NZ$49,990 the same day — earlier than the October 11 launch announcement cited by CnEVPost. It also notes XPeng moved to a factory-backed Australian operation in April 2026 and that a Federal Court case brought by former distributor TrueEV against XPeng ANZ was dismissed on August 20. ⁴

How many firm European orders the L03 holds is unknown; XPeng did not disclose local order numbers after the Paris handover, CnEVPost reports. ArenaEV identifies badge recognition, thin service networks, residual-value doubts and EU tariffs as the hurdles XPeng still faces in France, Germany and the soon-to-open UK market — the publication's assessment, not a company admission. XPeng's broader European ambitions, as the tracker notes He Xiaopeng telling Bloomberg in Paris, are to sell one million cars a year by 2030, half of them in Europe. ³²⁴