Xpeng’s flying car division, Aridge—formerly Xpeng Aeroht—has produced the first flying body of its modular Land Aircraft Carrier at its Guangzhou factory, the company announced. The milestone represents the completion of the world’s first modern assembly line for batch production of flying cars.
The factory, covering 120,000 square meters, is dedicated to the Land Aircraft Carrier and has an initial annual capacity of 5,000 units, expandable to 10,000 units. According to Aridge, the assembly line can produce one aircraft every 30 minutes at full output. The trial-produced aircraft will undergo test flights to validate both product performance and manufacturing processes, laying the foundation for mass production and delivery in 2026.
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Aridge was originally founded in 2013 and formally established in 2020 as Xpeng’s technology division, majority-owned by the Guangzhou-based EV maker and its CEO He Xiaopeng. The company rebranded from Xpeng Aeroht to Aridge last month.
At a September 2024 event, Aridge founder Zhao Deli confirmed that the modular Land Aircraft Carrier system includes a flying vehicle and a mother vehicle capable of recharging it. He also outlined a price cap of RMB 2 million ($281,040) for the modular flying car.
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The Guangzhou facility marks a global first in applying a modern assembly line to flying cars and supports Xpeng’s broader ambition to develop both eVTOL flying cars and modular flying systems, as previously outlined during the company’s October 2023 Tech Day. This development brings Xpeng closer to launching one of the world’s first commercially produced flying cars.
