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Xpeng Records 937 Orders at GIIAS Tangerang as Finance Minister Purbaya Drives an X9

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Xpeng Indonesia recorded 937 vehicle orders at the GIIAS 2026 auto show in Tangerang, up from about 330 at the same event the previous year.
  • Orders were spread across models including the X9, G6 AWD and L03, with the L03 accounting for about 100 orders.
  • Xpeng said demand is also coming from outside Greater Jakarta, while Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has chosen an X9 as part of his support for electric vehicles.

Xpeng Indonesia recorded 937 vehicle orders during the 2026 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show in Tangerang, nearly three times the roughly 330 orders it reported at the same event a year earlier.

The exhibition ran from July 30 to Aug. 9 at ICE BSD. Xpeng Indonesia Vice President of Marketing Hari Arifianto called the result a positive signal for the Chinese electric-vehicle maker’s progress in Indonesia. He said the orders were not concentrated in one model. The updated Xpeng X9 and the G6 AWD both drew attention, while the L03 generated about 100 orders.

Our GIIAS orders were quite significant. The total reached 937 units, and this is extraordinary for us.

— Hari ArifiantoThe Xpeng Indonesia marketing executive describes the company’s sales result at GIIAS 2026.

Hari said interest in the X9 and G6 AWD was relatively balanced. He highlighted the G6 AWD’s four-wheel-drive system, which can adjust torque distribution between the front and rear wheels according to driving needs. He also described a shift in purchasing patterns: “In the beginning, purchases were cash. Now, many people are using credit.”

In the beginning, purchases were cash. Now, many people are using credit.

— Hari ArifiantoHe describes a shift in how Indonesian customers are financing Xpeng vehicles.

Xpeng said interest is spreading beyond Greater Jakarta as dealers open in Bandung, Semarang and Surabaya. Hari said residents of Surabaya also responded positively at GIIAS Surabaya, although he did not yet have the order figure.

The brand received additional attention after Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa was known to be using an Xpeng X9. Purbaya previously said he chose an electric car to support efforts to reduce fuel consumption. Hari said Xpeng Indonesia did not handle the purchase directly and believed it went through a dealer without a special request to the company.

I’m sure it went through the dealer. There was no special request or anything to our company.

— Hari ArifiantoHe explains that the finance minister’s Xpeng X9 purchase did not involve special handling by Xpeng Indonesia.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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