Xiaomi produced 600,000 electric cars in just 22 months

Xiaomi’s EV lineup remains modest but is expanding quickly

* Current model range – Officially Xiaomi offers two base models with several variants each. The company has already begun to follow the Chinese automotive industry’s typical practices, launching its first electric cars in April 2024 and delivering 600 000 units over the following 22 months.

* Production figures

* Last year (2023) Xiaomi sold 411 837 EVs.

* This year it aims for 550 000 units.

* The first‑generation sedan, the SU7, was pulled from production when its successor rolled out. The new model only received minor tweaks to suit local market expectations.

* Timeline of key events

* March 2021 – Xiaomi’s leadership announced plans to enter the EV market.

* End of 2023 – first‑generation SU7 was unveiled.

* Late March 2024 – sales began for that sedan.

* June 2025 – the lineup expanded with the YU7 crossover.

* Shift in model popularity

* In 2024, sedans still dominated Xiaomi’s deliveries.

* By January 2025, the YU7 crossover captured 97 % of sales and became the top‑selling EV on the Chinese market.

* The restyled SU7 will officially go on sale in April this year; it has already been shown at Xiaomi showrooms and is available for pre‑orders.

* This generational change caused a sharp drop in sales of the older SU7 models.

* January 2025 performance

* Total EV deliveries rose by 70.34 % to 39 002 units compared with the same month last year.

* The YU7 remains the most popular model, pushing Tesla’s Model Y down to 20th place.

* SU7 sales fell to their lowest level since the product was first announced.

* Overall impact

* Across the past 22 months, first‑generation SUVs sold more than 381 000 units, accounting for the bulk of Xiaomi’s EV volume during that period.