Xpeng Motors Welcomes a Visit From Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun along with Leaders of YY and Kingsoft

Jul 19, 2018, 14:31pm2018/07/19 15:18:59 Gabriel Li

He Xiaopeng, chairman of the Chinese electric vehicle startup Xpeng<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder /> Motors, welcomed a visit from top Chinese tech leaders to the auto maker’s new headquarters in Guangzhou on July 18.

Lei Jun, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder />, together with Li Xueling, founder of the live-streaming company YY, and Zou Tao, CEO of Kingsoft<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder />, were in the tour where He Xiaopeng introduced XPeng<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder />‘s four years of development and invited the guests for a test drive on the new XPeng<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder /> G3 EV SUV to be delivered at the end of 2018.

Zou Tao from Kingsoft, He Xiaopeng, Leijun, Li Xueling from YY visited the G3 exhibition hall. — Zou Tao from Kingsoft<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder />, He Xiaopeng, Leijun, Li Xueling from YY visited the G3 exhibition hall. Image Source: Xpeng<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder /> weibo.

”As a startup, Xpeng<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder /> offers great working conditions,” said Lei Jun during the visit to Xpeng<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder />‘s headquarters, Xinhuanet reported. Li Xueling from YY and Zou Tao from Kingsoft<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder /> also spoke highly of the interior and exterior designs of XPeng<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder />‘s new vehicle, praising the quick but quiet acceleration of the new EV.

Leijun experienced the Xeng G3. Image Source: Xpeng<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder /> weibo.

Lei Jun and He Xiaopeng have known each other for a long time. In 2004, He Xiaopeng was the co-founder and chief product officer of UCWeb, a mobile internet software technology and service provider in dire need of funding. It was Lei Jun and other affiliated investors who made a total investment of four million yuan which helped UCWeb complete its angel round.

Recently, He Xiaopeng also expressed his gratitude towards Lei Jun through his support for Xiaomi<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder />. Two days after Xiaomi’s IPO in Hong Kong on July 10, He posted on social media saying that he has already bought 100 million dollars worth of Xiaomi<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder /> shares.