Xiaomi’s Speedy EV Enlargement Breaks Trade Expectations

Xiaomi has reached a main milestone in its quickly increasing automotive division, shocking trade observers with the pace of its progress. The Chinese language know-how firm, broadly identified for its smartphones and shopper electronics, introduced that its 500,000th electrical automobile has rolled off the manufacturing line.

What makes this achievement outstanding is the timeframe: Xiaomi completed it in simply one yr and 7 months of automotive manufacturing. For comparability, many established automakers with many years of expertise require considerably extra time to achieve comparable manufacturing volumes. Xiaomi, a newcomer to the automotive sector, has exceeded expectations in lower than two years.

The corporate’s robust efficiency is basically pushed by two key fashions. The SU7 sedan, launched in March 2024, shortly turned a bestseller, whereas the YU7 SUV, launched in June 2025, helped additional speed up gross sales. Collectively, these fashions have enabled Xiaomi to scale manufacturing at a powerful price.

In its debut yr, 2024, Xiaomi offered 135,000 automobiles. Momentum grew throughout 2025: between January and October, the corporate delivered 315,376 electrical automobiles, together with 108,796 models in Q3. This represents a 173% year-over-year improve, highlighting robust market demand and Xiaomi’s rising manufacturing capabilities.

Inspired by this efficiency, Lei Jun, Xiaomi’s founder and CEO, has raised the corporate’s targets. Xiaomi now goals to surpass 400,000 automobile deliveries by the top of 2025, up from its earlier purpose of 350,000. The newly produced 500,000th automobile already has an proprietor and is predicted to be delivered quickly.

Past manufacturing and gross sales milestones, Xiaomi has additionally achieved profitability in its sensible electrical automobile division for the primary time. In keeping with third-quarter outcomes, the innovation division—which incorporates automotive operations—recorded a internet revenue of 700 million yuan (roughly 84 million euros). Out of 29 billion yuan in income, 28.3 billion got here straight from automotive gross sales, demonstrating the central function of automobiles in Xiaomi’s broader enterprise technique.

Xiaomi SU7 Sedan

Regardless of these achievements, the monetary market reacted cautiously. Xiaomi’s shares in Hong Kong fell by greater than 2% after the announcement and have dropped 33% during the last two months. Traders seem involved about competitors in China’s EV market and the long-term sustainability of Xiaomi’s speedy progress. Even so, the corporate’s swift rise positions it as an more and more influential participant within the international EV trade.

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