Reference Message Network reported on June 15 that according to a report from the UK's Financial Times website on June 12, Chinese automaker XPeng said that the company has developed an autonomous driving chip with performance surpassing NVIDIA's products. It is expected that automakers like Volkswagen Group will become its customers.

XPeng CEO Henry He said that the company is committed to integrating its self-designed Turing AI chip into some models of the Volkswagen Group planned to be launched in China next year.

In an interview with the Financial Times, he said, "Developing chips is fundamentally a long-term endeavor, and XPeng's vision is to do many things in the fields of automobiles, aviation, and robotics."

Henry He said, "We are looking for long-term partners." Negotiations with the Volkswagen Group and other automakers regarding the use of the company's chips are ongoing.

A spokesperson for Volkswagen Group China said that Volkswagen and XPeng are jointly developing two大众brand models targeting the mid-range market. These models will be launched next year.

The report pointed out that XPeng's new product is the latest sign of progress in China's chip design sector.

XPeng's decision to sell its chip technology to other automakers also reflects the increasing dependence of foreign automakers on Chinese technology under the background of China's transition to electric vehicles and intensifying global automotive industry competition.

According to a report by the Nikkei Asian Review on June 13, Toyota's joint venture in China, Guangzhou Toyota, announced on the 12th that it will cooperate with Chinese Xiaomi Group in areas such as electric vehicles. It is expected that Xiaomi's wireless smartphone charging brackets and other products will be applied in Toyota's new models, which is hoped to promote sales in the Chinese market.

Guangzhou Toyota plans to integrate Xiaomi's "full ecosystem of people, cars, and homes" into the electric vehicle "Platinum Intelligence 7" scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2026, and may promote it to more new models in the future.

The report pointed out that Guangzhou Toyota hopes to enhance the added value of its own products by leveraging the high brand awareness of Xiaomi.

In addition, Guangzhou Toyota has announced cooperation with Huawei, a leading Chinese communication equipment manufacturer. On the 12th, Guangzhou Toyota announced that the HarmonyOS cabin will be equipped in the "Platinum Intelligence 7" model, and the drive motor will be produced by Huawei, while the advanced driver assistance system will adopt technology from Beijing Momenta, a rising Chinese tech company.

In addition, according to a report by the Central Daily News website in South Korea on June 12, Kia officially released its first electric PBV model "PV5". The most notable feature is that PV5 is equipped with a ternary lithium battery produced by China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL).

Previously, the industry generally predicted that PV5 would adopt Samsung SDI's products, which have competitive advantages in the ternary lithium battery field. However, Kia ultimately chose to collaborate with CATL, which was unexpected.

Professor Park Cheol-wan of Sejong University's Intelligent Vehicle Department pointed out, "In the face of quality and price competitiveness, the nationality of a product is no longer important." (Translated by Liu Lin and Cao Weiguo)

On April 23, the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition opened at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai). Visitors stopped to watch a G7 car at XPeng's exhibition booth. (Xinhua News Agency)

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