SU7, SU7 Ultra, YU7 and Lei Jun’s auto ambitions — the phone maker that builds the fastest EVs in China.
A Xiaomi YU7 GT circled the Nürburgring Nordschleife with an empty driver’s seat and logged 10 minutes, 29.483 seconds, the first officially timed autonomous lap of the German circuit. Xiaomi set the run on June 8 and announced it on June 22, releasing onboard video that shows the steering wheel turning itself through the corners…
February is always a short month in China, and Lunar New Year makes it shorter still. Factory shutdowns, travel, and disrupted logistics routinely cut monthly delivery figures by 30 to 50 percent for every Chinese automaker. So when Xiaomi posted February deliveries of more than 20,000 vehicles on its official Weibo account on Sunday, the…
Tech reviewer Marques Brownlee just delivered a verdict that should terrify Detroit. After two weeks driving a Xiaomi SU7 Max on American roads, the influential YouTuber concluded this $42,000 Chinese sedan delivers an experience worth $75,000. That’s a $33,000 value gap that no tariff wall can explain away forever. Why MKBHD’s Xiaomi Review Matters Brownlee…
China’s Xiaomi, a smartphone giant turned electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, will prioritize its booming domestic market until 2027, when it plans to explore international car sales, CEO Lei Jun announced during a livestream on Wednesday. With its SU7 sedan and YU7 SUV driving strong demand at home, the company faces production challenges but signals ambitious…
China’s electric vehicle (EV) market is electrified by Xiaomi’s YU7 SUV, but delivery waits of up to 60 weeks have sparked backlash among eager buyers. The smartphone-turned-EV maker secured 240,000 orders within 18 hours of the YU7’s launch on June 26, 2025, overwhelming its production capacity, with only a few vehicles ready for immediate delivery,…
Xiaomi Corp.’s stock soared 8% to an all-time high after its $35,360 YU7 electric SUV, unveiled on June 26, 2025, drew an impressive 289,000 pre-orders in just one hour, signaling strong demand in China’s competitive EV market. Priced at 253,500 yuan, the YU7 undercuts Tesla’s Model Y by about $1,400, positioning Xiaomi as a formidable…
Xiaomi, the Chinese technology giant, has secured a premium partnership with the Nürburgring, the world’s longest permanent racetrack, to bolster its electric vehicle (EV) development and brand visibility. This collaboration, announced on Nürburgring’s official site, marks a significant step for Xiaomi’s automotive ambitions, highlighted by a record-setting lap and prominent advertising installati
In a stunning display of electric performance, smartphone giant Xiaomi’s SU7 Ultra prototype has shattered expectations at the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife, reportedly completing a lap in just 6 minutes and 48.874 seconds, according to Xiaomi’s official announcement. Breaking Records Before Production The stripped-down prototype, despite lacking a dashboard and sporting a racing steering whe
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