XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) CEO and chairman He Xiaopeng raised the hiring plan for the year 2025, targeting 8,000 new hires—an increase from its earlier objective of 6,000. With this new hiring push, the total headcount is projected to be near 30,000 by the end of 2025, according to a Reuters report.
The ramped-up hiring highlights higher recruiting in smart driving and positions available in areas like large artificial intelligence models, the report added.
“The market will definitely see fiercer competition in 2025, and I can even make a bold prediction that price war will ignite from January,” Mr. He had earlier mentioned. At that time, he had also emphasized the significance of artificial intelligence, adding in the next 10 years Xpeng (NYSE:XPEV) will be a global AI car company, leading in product, business, organization and globalization.
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