BEIJING -- A Silicon Valley hiring spree among Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers appears to have come to an end, as a number of executives employed to lead the startups' U.S. development are quitting.
Development model of research in U.S. and testing in China has failed to work

Gu Junli, who served as vice president of autonomous driving at Xpeng Motors for more than two years, has left the Chinese EV maker. © Reuters
BEIJING -- A Silicon Valley hiring spree among Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers appears to have come to an end, as a number of executives employed to lead the startups' U.S. development are quitting.