Beijing (ZXZC)- Chinese smart electric vehicle startup XPeng delivers 7,214 vehicles in August 2021, representing an increase of 172% from a year ago, the automaker said today. Specifically, monthly deliveries of the P7 hit a record high to 6,165 vehicles while deliveries of the G3 amounted to 1,049 vehicles.

By the end of August, the company’s year-to-date deliveries surged 334% year on year to 45,992 vehicles. Last week, the company said its quarterly deliveries to be between 21,500 and 22,500 vehicles, which means its monthly deliveries in September is expected to range from 6,246 to 7,246 vehicles.

XPeng P5; photo credit: XPeng

Last month, the Guangzhou-based startup began to transition production of the G3 to G3i, the mid-cycle facelift version, in its wholly-owned Zhaoqing Smart EV Manufacturing Base, which affected some planned deliveries of the G3. Deliveries of the G3i are expected to commence in September. Besides, XPeng plans to officially launch the P5 family sedan, its third production model, on September 15, with deliveries starting in October.

In order to meet the growing market demand, its Zhaoqing manufacturing base started to operate two shifts. After the expansion, the base will have a designed manufacturing capacity of over 200,000 vehicles from the first half of next year. Its plant in Guangzhou, which is under construction, will start production from the third quarter of 2022.