# Xpeng robotics unit raises US$900 million to challenge Tesla in embodied AI

https://mins.news/en/item/31959

- South China Morning Post, 2026-08-24 13:29 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3365096/ev-maker-xpeng-set-challenge-tesla-embodied-ai-after-robotics-unit-raises-us900m?utm_source=rss_feed

> Chinese EV maker Xpeng says its subsidiary Dogotix has raised US$900 million from investors including Alibaba Group Holding and IDG Capital. The financing values Dogotix at US$6.3 billion and is described as the largest single private-equity deal involving a Chinese robotics maker, despite Xpeng’s widening second-quarter loss.

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