A pioneering factory for producing flying cars commenced construction on Sunday in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, reports Xinhua.

Commissioned by XPENG AEROHT, the flying car affiliate of electric vehicle maker XPENG, the manufacturing base is touted as "the world's first mass-production facility for flying cars."

The first phase of the factory, covering an area of 18 hectares, is dedicated to producing the air module for the modular flying car "Land Aircraft Carrier," with a designed annual capacity of 10,000 units, according to the company.