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Image Credit: Weibo | 'SugarDesign'

XPeng’s First-Ever Station Wagon Spotted Road Testing in China

A heavily camouflaged XPeng station wagon has been photographed road-testing in China for the second time, reinforcing earlier reports that the Guangzhou-based automaker is advancing its first-ever wagon toward production.

Automotive blogger ‘SugarDesign’ posted several spy shots of the vehicle on Weibo this Wednesday, showing a heavily wrapped prototype driving past XPeng-branded signage.

The images showed a standard station wagon profile with a straight roofline behind the B-pillar, a slightly depressed rear section, and hidden door handles blended into the waistline.

Taillights followed the same family-style transverse layout used on the Mona L03, extending to both sides of the body.

A wide rear spoiler with integrated high-mounted brake lights sat above the tailgate.

The user first published photos of a similar prototype on June 12.

By then, an internal source had told the blogger that the station wagon was a real project, adding that a launch would not happen this year.

Chinese media outlet 21st Century Business Herald had also reported earlier this month, citing multiple people familiar with the matter, that XPeng was developing two additional Mona vehicles besides the Mona M03 sedan and the two L03 and L05 SUVs.

These included a compact SUV codenamed D11 and a station wagon designated D11T. The “T” stands for “Travel.”

While pricing for the D11T station wagon has not been disclosed, though industry observers expect competitors to include the BYD Seal 06 DM-i Touring Edition, starting at 109,800 yuan ($16,200), and the Lynk & Co 07 GT, which recently opened pre-sales from 165,800 yuan ($24,500).

Station Wagons

China’s shooting-brake and station wagon market recorded approximately 176,000 sales in 2025, accounting for less than 1% of total vehicle volume, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

Sales in 2026 are expected to reach roughly 250,000 units, representing annual growth of around 40% — far outpacing the broader passenger car market, though the segment would still account for less than 3% of overall sales.

Most models in the category currently start above 200,000 yuan ($29,500), with Zeekr‘s 001 among the more prominent examples.

EV maker Nio has also announced in May that it is developing a new station wagon under its main brand — a second wagon beyond the existing ET5 Touring.

The confirmation came from co-founder and President Qin Lihong, though the company hasn’t clarified whether it will be a revamped ET5 Touring or an entirely separate model.

The ET5 Touring briefly became Nio‘s best-selling model in mid-2025 before volumes fell sharply from October onward — with the launch of the current best-selling ES8 SUV.

Mona M03 Success

XPeng‘s move into the segment follows the same product-expansion playbook that turned the Mona M03 into the company’s volume engine.

Launched in August 2024, the M03 sedan accumulated more than 280,000 deliveries in just over 600 days, according to founder and chief executive He Xiaopeng, who disclosed the figure at the L03 pre-sale event on July 2.

He added that the M03 has averaged more than 13,000 vehicles per month and held the top position in China’s 100,000-to-200,000-yuan pure electric sedan segment for consecutive months running.

Adding a station wagon to the Mona family would extend the series into a body style that currently has limited representation in the affordable electric segment.

Station wagons blend the handling characteristics of sedans with the cargo versatility of SUVs, a combination that has gained traction in China’s evolving new-energy market even as the segment remains small in absolute terms.

L03 Launch

Wednesday’s sighting lands six days after XPeng launched the Mona L03 globally in Munich on July 16, two weeks after the model’s debut in China.

Chinese buyers had placed more than 46,000 non-refundable orders within the first hour, according to the company.

European pricing started at €34,990 ($40,070) in France and Belgium and €35,600 ($40,770) in Germany, undercutting the Tesla Model Y Standard by roughly €3,370.

During the first five months of 2026, XPeng delivered approximately 125,800 vehicles, with the Mona M03 sedan accounting for nearly 40% of the total at roughly 48,000 units.

XPeng is targeting 550,000 to 600,000 global deliveries for the full year.

Matilde is a Law-backed writer who joined CARBA in April 2025 as a Junior Reporter.