Xpeng AeroHT eVTOL Completes Batch Trial Production and Test Flights
Xpeng AeroHT said it has completed the pilot-production rollout of five units of its “Land Aircraft Carrier” eVTOL on the same day and carried out multi-aircraft test flights at its flying-car mass production facility in Huangpu district, Guangzhou, according to a company update released with images dated March 5.
The company described the site as a roughly 120,000-square-meter plant and said it is the world’s first facility to produce aircraft using a modern automotive-style assembly line. At full capacity, it said, one aircraft can come off the line every 30 minutes—an approach it positions as a shift away from traditional aviation manufacturing, with gains in scalability, speed and quality consistency.
The “Land Aircraft Carrier” uses a modular design, combining a ground vehicle and an airborne component. The ground module is a 6x6 all-wheel-drive off-road vehicle, while the flight module is a two-seat eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft). Xpeng AeroHT said the two parts can automatically dock and separate, targeting both everyday commuting and low-altitude travel use cases.
The pilot-production milestone and multi-unit flight tests come as China’s “low-altitude economy” continues to draw policy attention. The segment has been included in the government work report for three consecutive years and has been incorporated into suggestions for the 15th Five-Year Plan, indicating sustained policy support.
Xpeng AeroHT also pointed to improving fundamentals for electric aviation. It said aviation battery energy density continued to iterate in 2025, easing range constraints for eVTOLs, while drones are entering a phase of scaled growth driven by deeper scenario deployment and business-model innovation. The company noted that China’s globally leading lithium battery supply chain provides a strong foundation for the electrification of aviation—an element investors are watching as manufacturers seek to move from prototypes to repeatable production.