EVwire brief: Xiaomi has delivered over 655,000 electric vehicles in just 24 months, and is now setting its sights on Europe.
In an official post on X, the company confirmed it will officially launch EVs in Europe starting in 2027, backed by a European R&D and Design Center already in the works.
The post also featured the YU7 GT, a track-tuned performance SUV that set a Nürburgring SUV lap record of 7:22.755, and its Gran Turismo collaboration. Xiaomi's current lineup spans four models: the SU7 sedan, SU7 Ultra, YU7 SUV, and the new YU7 GT.
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The 655,000 figure is worth putting in perspective. Xiaomi only began customer deliveries of its first EV, the SU7, in April 2024. It hit 200,000 cumulative deliveries by March 2025 and rolled its 500,000th vehicle off the line in November 2025. For a brand that didn't exist in automotive two years ago, that's a serious ramp.
The demand story explains a lot of it. The SU7 pulled in 88,898 pre-orders within its first 24 hours on sale, crossing 50,000 in just 27 minutes. The vehicle’s entire 2024 production run of 120,000 units was subsequently reserved.
Xiaomi’s EV’s success is due in no small part to its vehicles’ design and reasonable price
The Xiaomi YU7 was even more explosive: it garnered over 200,000 reservations within minutes of its public launch. Xiaomi hasn't had a demand problem; it's had a supply problem.
Europe is the next frontier, with Germany expected to be among the first markets. The R&D and Design Center signals Xiaomi is serious about building for European tastes.
Source: Xiaomi on X
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