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Fabian Schmölz, formerly the Chief Exterior Designer at Lamborghini, has joined Xiaomi Auto, according to Chinese media Sanyan Tech. Schmölz is set to assume the role of Head of Exterior Design for Xiaomi Auto Europe .  During Fabian Schmölz’s tenure at Lamborghini, he was instrumental in the design of the T emerario model. Prior to that, while at Porsche , his contributions included design work on the 718 Boxster, the VisionGT concept car, and the Mission E prototype , which later evolved into the Taycan.  The news comes as Xiaomi Auto’s inaugural models, the SU7 and YU7 , have garnered considerable market attention. However, their exterior designs have also sparked debate among enthusiasts and the public.  Addressing these design discussions, Li Tianyuan , General Manager of Industrial Design at Xiaomi Auto and Vice Chairman of the Group Design Committee, previously offered insights into the company’s approach . Li Tianyuan also highlighted the unique advantage for C...

La divisione EV del colosso cinese di smartphone ha lanciato ufficialmente il suo primo Suv elettrico il 26 giugno totalizzando 200.000 prenotazioni nei primi 3 minuti di pre-vendita, 289.000 in un’ora e 240.000 ordini bloccati 18 ore dopo il lancio. I prezzi in Cina partono da 235.500 yuan (circa 35.000 dollari), 10.000 meno (1.400 dollari) del prezzo base del suo principale concorrente: Tesla Model Y.  Xiaomi ha lanciato ufficialmente in Cina YU7, il suo primo Suv elettrico, il 26 giugno. YU7 è un concorrente diretto di Tesla Model Y nel segmento degli Sport utility sportivi e si affianca alla berlina a emissioni zero SU7. Subito dopo l’evento di lancio Xiaomi EV, la divisione EV del colosso cinese di smartphone, ha annunciato che YU7 si è assicurato 200.000 ordini nei primi 3 minuti di pre-vendita, 289.000 in un’ora e 240.000 ordini bloccati dopo 18 ore dal lancio: ciò significa che la produzione fino a inizio 2027 è stata tutta venduta .  YU7 può essere ordinato in 2 mod...

The smartphone giant's electric vehicle (EV) unit, will officially launch the YU7, its highly anticipated first SUV model, on Thursday, June 26: a launch event will begin at 7:00 pm on the same day  Xiaomi EV, the smartphone giant's electric vehicle (EV) unit, will officially launch the YU7, its first EV Sport utility, on Thursday, June 26: a launch event will begin at 7:00 pm on the same day and will also feature the launch of the Xiaomi MIX Flip 2 foldable smartphone and the Xiaomi Pad 7S Pro, which is the second tablet mode equipped with Xiaomi's in-house developed Xring O1 chip. Xiaomi will also introduce a "personal smart device for the next generation" at the event, Lei Jun, the company's founder, chairman, and CEO, said. The Xiaomi YU7, a competitor Tesla’s Model Y , made its official debut on 22 May. The Xiaomi YU7 is the first SUV under the Xiaomi EV brand and follows the launch of the SU7 electric sedan last year. This model marks Xiaomi’s entry in...

Il primo Sport utility elettrico del marchio cinese, diretto concorrente di Tesla Model Y sarà presentato dopodomani nel corso di un evento in programma a partire dalle 19 ora locale  Xiaomi lancerà ufficialmente YU7, il suo primo e molto atteso Suv EV, giovedì prossimo 26 giugno nel corso di un evento dedicato in programma a partire dalle 19 ora locale. Lei Jun , fondatore, presidente e Ceo di Xiaomi , ha confermato la data di lancio sui social media precisando, senza tuttavia dare cifre, che da fine maggio le richieste di preordine e il numero di clienti che hanno pagato un deposito per prenotare YU7 hanno superato di gran lunga le aspettative e ad oggi sono tre volte superiori a quanto totalizzato, durante lo stesso periodo, dal primo modello Xiaomi: la berlina elettrica SU7, che aveva fatto il suo debutto ufficiale il 28 marzo 2024 con un prezzo di 215.900 yuan (31.000 dollari).  I prezzi di YU7, come annunciato dallo stesso Lei Jun, saranno ufficializzati poco prima ...

At the 2025 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Auto Show, the Cinese EV maker officially unveiled a factory-enhanced version of its flagship high-performance electric sedan for motorsport enthusiasts   Xiaomi's electric vehicle unit, Xiaomi EV, has officially unveiled in China at the 2025 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Auto Show , the SU7 Ultra Track Edition, a factory-enhanced version of its flagship high-performance electric sedan. Offered as an optional 100,000 yuan ($ 13,880) “Track Professional Package,” the new variant builds on the SU7 Ultra’s existing capabilities with a suite of specialised hardware for circuit-focused performance. The upgrade package is expected to go on sale soon.  The Track Edition comes equipped with Bilstein EVO R adjustable coilovers, Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS semi-slick tyres , Endless race-spec brake pads, and 21-inch forged U-shaped wheels — all co-developed for sustained use in demanding track conditions . Xiaomi has va...

The electric vehicle unit of Xiaomi, Beijing-based smartphone giant, will showcase its first EV Suv at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Auto Show, or Auto 2025 Shenzhen, which runs from May 31-June 8  The electric vehicle unit of Xiaomi, Beijing-based smartphone giant, will showcase YU7 this weekend, making the debut of its first EV Suv at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Auto Show, or Auto 2025 Shenzhen, which runs from May 31-June 8. Xiaomi gave the YU7 its debut on May 22, its second model after the SU7 electric sedan, and will go on sale in July. The model is a competitor to Tesla's best-selling Model Y.  The YU7 pre-launch had been widely welcomed by users and is more popular than the SU7 sedan when it was first unveiled, the phone maker's president, Lu Weibing said today. The number of reservation inquiries for the YU7 after the technology launch exceeded the SU7's performance during the same period, Lu said,...

Deutsche Bank expects Xiaomi to deliver 100,000 units of the YU7 SUV in full-year 2025 , with 280,000 units of full-year delivery volume for the SU7 sedan , according to a a research note today. Xiaomi introduced the YU7's key specs and features yesterday, saying the official launch will be in July. Xiaomi's electric vehicle (EV) unit, Xiaomi EV, had originally planned to deliver 300,000 units in 2025 , which is the combined capacity of two phases of its Beijing plant.  On March 18 , Xiaomi founder, chairman, and Ceo Lei Jun announced that Xiaomi EV had upped its vehicle delivery target to 350,000 units for the full year 2025. Xiaomi is a latecomer to the Chinese EV market, but the SU7's sales, have proven its success. Since its launch in March 2024, the SU7 sedan series has cumulatively sold more than 258,000 units , Lei said.  The success of SU7 has made Xiaomi one of the largest players in the global battery electric vehicle (BEV) market in a very short tim...

On Xiaomi’s 15th anniversary, Ceo Lei Jun introduced the company’s first electric Sport utility to compete with the Tesla Model Y . The YU7 will hit the Chinese market in July 2025 . While the pricing will be announced at the official launch in July, Lei ruled out a rumoured 199,000 yuan ($27,600) starting price  On Xiaomi’s 15th anniversary, Ceo Lei Jun introduced the company’s first electric Suv, the YU7, its second model after the SU7 electric sedan. The YU7 is a five-seat mid to large-size electric SUV, measuring 4,999 mm in length , 1,996 mm in width and 1,600 mm in height with a wheelbase of 3,000 mm. It will be available in nine exterior colours, including a green shade inspired by Colombian emeralds and orange and metallic titanium finishes. Weight varies between 2,140 kg and 2,460 kg depending on configuration. Wheel choices include 19- and 20-inch sizes.  It adopts inward-folding electric door handles with ambient lighting and UWB (Ultra Wideband) support for smar...

Al Salone dell’auto di Shanghai il numero uno della Casa tedesca, e del gruppo Volkswagen, ha riconosciuto le difficoltà in Cina. “Le vendite dei nostri modelli elettrici in questo Paese sono relativamente basse ” ha affermato “Xiaomi e Yangwang sono EV interessanti, ma non sono nostri competitor: non offrono la capacità di guida di una Porsche ” ha precisato  Tempi duri per la Porsche in Cina . Nel primo trimestre di quest’anno le vendite in questo Paese, suo ex primo mercato, sono crollate del 42% : è il peggior risultato dal 2013 e a questo ritmo saranno più che dimezzate a fine 2025 rispetto al 2023. Si tratta di una flessione che segue il -18% del 2024 in un mercato che un tempo rappresentava un terzo delle vendite globali della Casa tedesca. Al Salone di Shanghai 2025 il Ceo di Porsche, e del Gruppo Volkswagen, Oliver Blume ha riconosciuto le difficoltà, con particolare riferimento ai modelli elettrici del marchio tedesco, che soffrono la concorrenza di marchi cinesi pr...

China Car Custom, a Chinese startup backed by smartphone giant Xiaomi, has officially rolled out its first model: a small two-doors sports car with dual electric motors and combined power of 320 kW (429 Cv). It has a curb weight of 1,365 kg and can speed up to 100 km/h in 2.9 seconds. The JMEV 01 became available for purchase in China in a single trim level. Its p rice tag reaches 229,800 yuan ($31,535).  A Chinese startup backed by smartphone giant Xiaomi has officially rolled out its first model: the JMEV 01 electric roadster, previously known as SSC SC-01 and unveiled in September 2022. Car tuning startup China Car Custom (工匠派 in Chinese) announced the official launch with a starting price of 229,800 yuan ($31,535). The SC-01 roadster was first revealed in 2022 as a light EV created by a car tuning startup, Tianjin Gongjiangpai Auto Technology (TGAT). The founder of this company, Feng Xiaotong , runs a YouTube channel called China Car Custom. China Car Custom was fou...

The electric vehicle unit of Xiaomi, Beijing-based smartphone giant, announced   today it delivered in China over 29,000 electric vehicles in March , making a new monthly record and has delivered over 215,112 cars in the first twelve months since launch (April 2024 – March 2025)  Xiaomi EV, the electric vehicle unit of Xiaomi, Beijing-based smartphone giant, announced today it delivered over 29,000 electric vehicles in March, making a new monthly record. This is the sixth consecutive month that Xiaomi EV has seen monthly deliveries exceed 20,000 units . Xiaomi only sells its EVs in China. Xiaomi EV officially launched its first car , the SU7 electric sedan , on March 28, 2024, which is a competitor to Tesla's Model 3, and deliveries started exactly one year ago on April 1.  The Xiaomi SU7 sedan, which starts at 215,900 yuan ($29,700) has three trims – Standard, Pro and Max and a performance version, SU7 Ultra , which was launched in February 2025 . Deliveries of the st...

Chinese customers who buy Xiaomi’s first electric vehicle model are now have to wait 35-38 weeks for delivery, significantly longer than the roughly 28 weeks it took when deliveries of the model first began  Xiaomi had great success with its first electric vehicle (EV) model, the SU7, and the electric sedan now has even more appeal than it did right after its launch a year ago. Chinese customers who buy the Xiaomi SU7 are now facing delivery wait times that have exceeded the model's expected delivery cycles a year ago. Xiaomi officially launched the SU7 on March 28, 2024 , offering three versions -- Standard, Pro, and Max -- with starting prices of 215,900 yuan ($29,775), RMB 245,900 yuan ($33,912), and 299,900 yuan ($41,359), respectively. Deliveries of the Standard and Max versions of the SU7 began in April, and deliveries of the SU7 Pro began in May. Chinese customers ordering the standard version of the Xiaomi SU7 would now have to wait 35-38 weeks for delivery , significan...

Xiaomi SU7 Ultra was launched yesterday , and within two hours, it achieved its annual sales target of 10,000 units. Hours later, Xiaomi updated the order count , saying that the firm orders had exceeded 15,000 units . This performance EV sedan will debut in Europe on March 3 , at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain  The performance EV sedan with over 1,500 horsepower Xiaomi SU7 Ultra was launched yesterday at an event last night: sixteen minutes after ordering opened, the firm announced that the SU7 Ultra had received over 6,000 orders in 10 minutes and within two hours, it achieved its annual sales target of 10,000 units. Hours later, Xiaomi EV updated the SU7 Ultra order count at 11:13 pm Beijing time on Friday , saying that the firm orders had exceeded 15,000 units . Xiaomi EV will increase production capacity to speed up deliveries of this model. The performance sedan with over 1,500 horsepower started presales in October last year for 814,900 yuan ($111,800)...

The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra performance electric sedan was launched in China with a starting price of 529,900 yuan ($72,830). This vehicle boasts a peak power of 1,526 hp and a zero-to-hundred acceleration time of 1.98 seconds . In late October 2024, Xiaomi kicked off presales of the performance variant of the SU7 sedan. It is called the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra. The presales price of the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra was announced at 814,900 yuan (111,790 USD). The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Prototype became the fastest four-door sedan at the Nürburgring Nordschleife . On February 11, the mass-produced variant of this sedan became the fastest car at the Chengdu Tianfu Circuit. On February 27, the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra finally entered the Chinese market with a starting price of 529,900 yuan ($72,830).  This vehicle boasts a peak power of 1,526 hp and a zero-to-hundred acceleration time of 1.98 seconds. Xiaomi aims to sell 10,000 units of the SU7 Ultra in 2025. Deliveries of the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra will start in April 2025...