China’s Xpeng to boost spending to survive ‘bloody sea’ of EV competition
小鹏汽车将增加投资迎接“血海”竞争
A Chinese rival to Tesla said it was increasing investment and hiring thousands of new staff to survive a “bloody sea” of competition.
特斯拉(Tesla)的中国竞争对手小鹏汽车(Xpeng)表示，其将增加投资，并招聘数千名新员工，以期能从“血海”竞争中生存下来。
He Xiaopeng, chief executive of Xpeng, said the Volkswagen-backed company would add 4,000 staff and invest Rmb3.5bn ($486mn) in autonomous driving and artificial intelligence technologies.
小鹏汽车的首席执行官何小鹏表示，这家得到大众汽车(Volkswagen)支持的公司将增加4000名员工，并在自动驾驶和人工智能技术方面投资35亿元人民币（合4.86亿美元）。
