Daily Car News: XPeng Robot Production Line Commissioned

[Car Insight Industry] Let's review the major events that happened in the auto world on September 8, 2026.

Car Event 1: XPeng Robot Production Line Officially Launched 

On September 8, the XPeng robot production line was officially launched, the world's first advanced general-purpose humanoid robot completed automated assembly and walked off the line independently. XPeng Robot has completed a key leap.

XPeng Group Chairman He Xiaopeng stated: Today, we created an important moment that could be recorded in the history of robot development — the world's first automated production line for advanced general-purpose humanoid robots was officially launched, using "robots" to automatically produce "robots".

Car Event 2: Huawei Qiankun Smart Driving/HarmonyOS Cockpit Installation Hits 2 Million Milestone Moment

On September 8, Huawei Qiankun intelligent automotive solutions announced: ADS installation count, HarmonyOS Cockpit installation count, and Huawei Qiankun APP user count simultaneously reached the 2 million milestone across three major dimensions!

Huawei Qiankun adheres to safety first, taking over every user's trust with technology. 2 million is not the end, but a brand new starting point. Huawei Qiankun will continue to give back to more users with real technology, real experience, and real ecosystem.

Car Event 3: Zeekr 7X Global 200,000th Mass-Produced Vehicle Rolls Off the Line

On September 8, Zeekr Cars announced: The Zeekr 7X global 200,000th mass-produced vehicle rolled off the line. This marks that in nearly two years since the model's launch, it has achieved phased results in the global market.

As the flagship model for Zeekr targeting the luxury pure electric SUV market, Zeekr 7X has maintained a relatively fast market growth rhythm since its launch. Just 25 days after the model launch, delivery volume exceeded 10,000 units, setting a record for luxury pure electric model delivery speed; after officially launching the European export process in May 2025, it entered more than 50 countries and regions globally within just 15 months, covering major regions such as Europe, Oceania, Southeast Asia, Middle East, and North Africa. In July-August 2026, Zeekr 7X global monthly sales continuously maintained a scale of 10,000 units, and market demand remained strong.

 Car Event 4: Yueda Kia August Sales Reach 19,588 Units

On September 8, Yueda Kia announced August 2026 sales reached 19,588 units, with January-August cumulative sales reaching 162,734 units; August total vehicle production was 20,600 units, January-August cumulative production was 167,600 units. This is mainly due to Yueda Kia adhering to the "user-centric" business philosophy and continuously iterating products around the travel needs of Chinese users.

Yueda Kia steadily promoted overseas export business, further consolidating the development trend where domestic and export sales progress together. Since starting export business in November 2018, Yueda Kia has cumulatively exported over 650,600 vehicles, with export sales revenue exceeding 7.22 billion USD, building an export matrix composed of 6 vehicle models including EV5, Sportage, Seltos, K5, Sonet, Soul, covering 92 countries and regions globally such as Australia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia; cumulatively exported 544,110 engines to countries such as South Korea, Russia, Czechia, Slovakia, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Uzbekistan.

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