XPeng (XPEV) stock jumps 8% as flying-car IPO report hits tape, EU tariff rules in focus
New York, Jan 12, 2026, 13:10 EST — Regular session Shares of XPeng Inc, listed in the U.S., jumped Monday following a Bloomberg report that the Chinese EV maker tapped JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley to lead an IPO for its flying-car unit in Hong Kong. The stock rose 8.2% to $21.66 in early afternoon trading. (Bloomberg.com) This shift is crucial as XPeng pushes investors to look past its car business — toward autonomy, robotics, and now “low-altitude” air mobility — even as the crowded, price-driven China EV market drags. Spinning off a separate listing lets the company fund those ambitions