Xpeng Motors Chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng discussed the location of the company's research and development center and fourth factory with local officials in Chengdu in western China's Sichuan province on July 27, EV Hui reported Thursday.

Xpeng celebrated the one-year anniversary of the delivery of its flagship sedan P7 on July 27, and the company held an event in Chengdu to celebrate the occasion. He held talks with officials from Chengdu's Jinjiang district before attending the event, with the aim of increasing investment in the area, according to the report.