BEIJING, March 13 (Reuters) - China's electric vehicle

maker Xpeng ( XPEV ) on Thursday unveiled refreshed versions of

its G6 and G9 SUVs at prices lower than their previous models.

The new G6 starts at 176,800 yuan ($24,402), 11.6% lower

than its predecessor, while the G9 will sell from 248,800 yuan,

a 5.7% drop, Xpeng's ( XPEV ) Chairman He Xiaopeng said at a press

conference.

Both models are equipped with its proprietary Turing AI

smart driving system without extra charge, He said.

($1 = 7.2454 Chinese yuan renminbi)

(Reporting by Qiaoyi Li and Brenda Goh; Writing by Ethan Wang;)