Xiaomi to only consider selling cars outside China from 2027, focus on domestic demand first – CEO

Xiaomi to only consider selling cars outside China from 2027, focus on domestic demand first – CEO

Xiaomi SU7 Max EV sedan displayed in Suria KLCC in October 2024

Xiaomi will only consider selling cars outside China from 2027 as it has to focus first on high domestic demand for its SU7 sedan and YU7 SUV, CEO Lei Jun has said, according to a Reuters report.

In China, the SU7 has been outselling the Tesla Model 3 on a monthly basis since December and the YU7 amassed some 240,000 orders within 18 hours of its launch. The waiting period for the YU7? Over a year, Xiaomi told customers, which launched a wave of complaints. “We’ll strive to ramp up capacity,” Lei said without elaborating.

Xiaomi to only consider selling cars outside China from 2027, focus on domestic demand first – CEO

Launched on June 26, the YU7 (above) comes in three flavours: the base YU7 at RMB253,500 (about RM149k), the YU7 Pro at RMB279,900 (RM165k) and the YU7 Max at RMB329,900 (RM194k). The YU7 Max is the output king with 691 PS and 866 Nm of torque; the range king is the base YU7 with 835 km CLTC – learn all about the SUV here.

Meanwhile, the SU7, Xiaomi’s first car, launched in March 2024. There are base SU7, SU7 Pro, SU7 Max and SU7 Ultra variants – the insane Ultra packs 1,548 PS and 1,770 Nm of torque, and the track-only Ultra Prototype version is the fastest four-door around the Nürburgring (6 minutes 46.874 seconds). Learn all about the low-slung sedan here.

Xiaomi YU7 SUV

Xiaomi SU7 Max displayed in Suria KLCC, Malaysia

Xiaomi SU7 Ultra

Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Prototype (track-only)

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Comments

  • Donald Wumao Baron Trump on Jul 04, 2025 at 6:50 pm

    All xiaomi cars are manufactured by BAIC since xiaomi doesn’t has her own car manufacturing plant.

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    • Craig on Jul 05, 2025 at 10:10 am

      SU7 assembled by China Baic,

      But the SU7 Racing EV V8s motor are designed and built at Xiaomi own Advanced Robotic Plant.

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      • Dah Menang Semua on Jul 06, 2025 at 8:12 pm

        We always can go Mainland
        shop at Xiaomi store
        and bring back

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    • Mei Nao on Jul 05, 2025 at 7:50 pm

      Every China citizen knows,
      In China, it’s called 北京小米 SU7 since 1st day

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  • Correct or Not on Jul 06, 2025 at 11:12 pm

    Eat LohMee better value

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