On 18 April 2023, at Auto Shanghai, the world premiere of the fifth model in the portfolio of Xpeng took place.

[3] The vehicle has been maintained in a minimalist design typical of other products of the company, distinguished by a slim silhouette with double-row headlights created by two closely spaced LED strips with a dotted line motif.

[5] The appearance design of the G6 was coordinated with renowned Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin.

Deliveries of the first units began on 29 June 2023 in China,[7] with selected Western European markets to follow in 2024.

[4] During the premiere, XPeng declared that the G6 was equipped with a fast charging speed that allows user to complete up to 300 additional kilometers of range in 10 minutes,[12] which was possible to the use of a new generation of modular SEPA 2.0 platform adapted to such technology.