The Chinese EV maker XPeng Philippines is taking money before it has a single confirmed showroom open in the country.
The Bottom Line
- XPeng Philippines is accepting P25,000 reservations for the X9 through direct messages on Facebook and Instagram, with no confirmed physical dealership open anywhere in the country yet.
- The four retail addresses tied to XPeng’s official website are linked to operators identified through email domains and property records, not through public dealership announcements.
- The X9’s 110 kWh battery is rated for up to 615 kilometers of range and its 800-volt platform supports 10 to 80 percent charging in about 12 minutes, figures that would put it ahead of most seven-seat electric options already sold locally.
- Collecting deposits before opening a single dealership lets XPeng measure real demand before it commits capital to retail space, a sequencing few automakers attempt when entering the Philippine market.
- Pricing, variants, and warranty terms remain unannounced, with XPeng holding those details for a formal launch event later this month.
Chinese EV Brands Are Racing to Get Cars on the Road First
Chinese EV brands have spent 2026 competing for the same Philippine buyer, someone who wants electric vehicle technology without waiting for charging infrastructure or service networks to fully catch up. BYD, Chery’s Omoda and Jaecoo lines, Deepal, and GAC Aion have all followed a similar script this year: announce the brand, build out a dealer network, then open sales to the public. XPeng Philippines is skipping a step.
The brand has started taking P25,000 reservations for the X9, its flagship electric MPV, weeks before its official market debut and before it has a single confirmed dealership open to walk-in customers. Interested buyers are directed to message XPeng Philippines directly on Facebook or Instagram, where a representative walks them through the reservation fee. There is no showroom to visit yet.
That sequencing, collecting money before the retail infrastructure to support it exists, says more about how XPeng plans to compete here than anything on the X9’s spec sheet.
XPeng Philippines Takes Reservations Before Retail Opens
The P25,000 reservation fee covers a limited allocation from the first batch of X9 units bound for the country. Buyers who follow through to delivery get P10,000 in EV charging credits and an XPeng First Circle Gift Set, a package the brand values at roughly P100,000 combined. Pricing for the vehicle itself, warranty coverage, and confirmed availability windows are not part of the reservation. XPeng has said those details will come closer to the brand’s formal Philippine launch.
That launch has been on the calendar since August, when XPeng confirmed a September market entry alongside the compact SUV coupe L03. XPeng will operate locally through XPeng Philippines, its direct subsidiary, which will run sales, marketing, distribution, and retail. A launch event open to the public is planned for later this month, though the date and venue have not been released. The presale campaign is effectively a placeholder for that gap, giving the brand a way to capture committed buyers while the rest of the entry plan is still being finalized.
Four Addresses, Not Yet Four Dealerships
XPeng’s official website lists four planned retail locations: Makati on Chino Roces Avenue, Quezon City along EDSA, San Juan in Greenhills, and Mandaue City in Cebu’s North Reclamation Area. The spread across Metro Manila and Cebu suggests XPeng is not treating the Philippines as a token export market the way some entrants have.
What that list does not confirm is who is actually running these locations or when they open. Reporting from CarGuide.PH traced the likely operators through indirect means, the Makati site appears tied to Dangdang New Energy Auto Service based on email records, the San Juan address matches a property associated with Inchcape, and the Mandaue location connects to the Gateway Group. None of these tie-ups had been formally announced by XPeng or the dealers themselves as of this writing. An address on a corporate website is not the same as a staffed location doing test drives, sourcing parts, and handling warranty claims. That distance between listed and operating is the part of this story worth tracking once the September launch event passes.
What the X9 Brings to the Electric MPV Segment
For the Philippine market, the X9 comes in a single confirmed powertrain, a front-mounted electric motor producing 319 horsepower and 450 Nm of torque, enough for a 0 to 100 km/h time of 7.5 seconds in a vehicle built primarily for passenger comfort rather than speed. A 110 kWh nickel cobalt manganese battery is rated for up to 615 kilometers of range, and a 6kW vehicle-to-load function lets it power appliances or act as a backup source during an outage.
The bigger differentiator is charging. Built on an 800-volt platform, the X9 supports DC fast charging up to 542 kW, enough to take it from 10 to 80 percent in about 12 minutes on a compatible charger. That number matters more in the Philippines than the horsepower figure does, since charging speed and availability, not straight-line performance, are what will decide whether large electric MPVs move past early adopters here. Homologation filings reviewed by CarGuide.PH point to the X9 eventually arriving in Standard Range, Long Range, and Long Range AWD Performance variants, though which of those will actually be sold locally has not been confirmed.
The segment itself is getting crowded. Seven-seat electric and electrified vehicles from Chinese brands have multiplied in the Philippines this year, and the X9 is entering a category where buyers now have real alternatives instead of one or two token options.
Its Size Says Big MPV, Its Engineering Claims Otherwise
At 5,316mm long, 1,988mm wide, and 1,785mm tall on a 3,160mm wheelbase, the X9 is a large vehicle by any Philippine road standard. XPeng’s answer to that size is an active rear-wheel steering system that brings the turning radius down to 5.4 meters, close to what a compact SUV manages. A dual-chamber air suspension with ride height adjustable from 100mm to 190mm and an AI-assisted chassis system that reads the road ahead round out the mechanical pitch, along with a blowout stability function meant to keep the vehicle tracking straight if a tire fails at speed.
None of this has been tested on Philippine roads yet. No X9 units are in the country for media drives, and XPeng’s own claims are the only source for how the system performs until buyers or reviewers get seat time after launch. The cabin details are easier to verify from spec sheets alone, a flat floor with a 180mm center aisle, one-touch entry to the third row, seating that folds flat for up to 2,554 liters of cargo space, and front and second-row seats with heating, ventilation, and massage functions. A 17.3-inch center touchscreen, 21-inch head-up display, and 1,552-watt 27-speaker sound system round out the interior tech, running on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chipset.
Pricing and Ownership Costs Still Undisclosed
What buyers cannot evaluate yet is the part that usually decides an MPV purchase, total cost of ownership. XPeng has not released Philippine pricing, warranty terms, or confirmed service coverage tied to the four planned locations. Charging costs and access will depend heavily on how quickly public 800-volt-compatible fast chargers spread outside Metro Manila, an infrastructure question that sits outside XPeng’s control. Buyers reserving a unit now are committing P25,000 against a vehicle whose real ownership math will not be available until the brand’s launch event.
XPeng has converted interest into paid reservations before opening a single door in the Philippines. Whether that early confidence holds up depends on how quickly Dangdang New Energy Auto Service, Inchcape, and the Gateway Group get their respective locations staffed and running once the September event passes, and on whether XPeng Philippines backs the presale with pricing and warranty terms that match the technology it is selling on spec sheets alone.
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