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Discussing Volkswagen and its Xpeng partnership

Ticker(s): XPEV, VLKAF, RIVN

Who's the expert?

  • Senior R&D scientist at General Motors - Focusing on Connected Autonomy & Vehicle Experience - Vehicular Communications, Wireless Sensing (in-cabin and external), Cloud & Edge Computing.
  • Extensive experience in algorithms and techniques for advanced sensing and connectivity, and related end-to-end system level implementation in prototyped hardware.
  • Research interests and expertise span the areas of Wireless Communications, Sensing & Control Systems, Machine Learning, Signal Processing, Data Science, Mobile/Edge Computing, Embedded Systems, Internet of Things, and HW/SW System Integration & Performance Modeling.

Interview Goal
Discussing Volkswagen and its Xpeng partnership, specifically discussing this quote:

“With cost reduction through technical improvement and revenues from technical collaboration in our strategic partnership with Volkswagen, our gross profit margin in the second quarter of 2024 has further increased to 14.0%,” said Dr. Hongdi Brian Gu, Honorary Vice Chairman and Co-President of XPENG.”

Similarly, Rivian also has a VW partnership. They would also like to know if Rivian will experience a similar margin boost due to the VW partnership.

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