The brand tone is unapologetically cinematic. “Born from the cosmos, destined for the city, crafted for the sky,” reads ARIDGE’s official campaign copy, framing the Land Aircraft Carrier as both futuristic lifestyle product and serious mobility platform. That same campaign revealed three new exterior color options, Stellar Silver, Moonrock Gray, and Supernova White, shared through ARIDGE’s Chinese social channels as it builds momentum toward launch.
What makes the system distinctive is its two part architecture. Instead of trying to make a single vehicle do everything, ARIDGE splits the experience into a ground module and a flight module. The Land Aircraft Carrier acts as a dedicated transport base, functioning as the eVTOL’s garage and energy support, while the detachable aerial unit handles vertical takeoff and landing. This modular approach is designed to make ownership and operations feel closer to a premium vehicle experience than an aviation project.
Behind the marketing, the production story is what’s pulling industry attention. ARIDGE has tied its timeline to a dedicated manufacturing facility in Guangzhou, described by the company and multiple reports as a modern, automotive style assembly line built specifically for flying cars. The factory is reported at around 120,000 square meters, and ARIDGE has indicated an initial annual capacity of 5,000 units as production ramps.
Progress has also been signaled through manufacturing milestones. Reports note that ARIDGE produced its first flying unit of the Land Aircraft Carrier modular system at the Guangzhou facility in November 2025, a meaningful step when you consider how many advanced mobility programs stall between prototype and factory readiness.
The timeline and pricing narrative has remained consistent. ARIDGE founder and president Zhao Deli previously stated that mass production and delivery are targeted for 2026, with pricing expected not to exceed RMB 2 million. While the final commercial structure will ultimately determine how widely this can scale, the repeated emphasis on a price ceiling signals an intention to move beyond ultra luxury positioning and into a premium, early adopter tier.
The broader takeaway is less about colors and copy, and more about confidence. When a company moves from concept reveals into sustained pre launch marketing while pointing to factory capacity and near term delivery targets, it usually means engineering validation and supply chain decisions are already well underway. Whether ARIDGE hits its 2026 goal will be determined by certification, production maturity, and real world operations, but the direction is clear: XPeng wants a serious role in the next chapter of low altitude mobility. (CnEVPost)
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Source: https://electrek.co/2026/02/07/xpeng-is-getting-serious-about-selling-you-an-aircraft-carrier/
