VIDEO | Inside the Factory: We Visited Xiaomi’s EV Factory

Our reporter Andrea Nepori had the opportunity to visit Xiaomi’s EV factory, located on the outskirts of Beijing. The EV Factory can produce about 40 SU7s every hour at full capacity. This means one new car is ready to roll off the production line every 76 seconds.

In March 2024, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi introduced its first electric car, the SU7. The launch surprised the automotive industry, as many thought it impossible for an electronic manufacturer with zero automotive experience to go from the idea of producing a car to actually selling one. Along with the SU7 project, Xiaomi designed and built a dedicated facility to assemble all its cars.

The “EV Factory” is a highly automated facility. It is located in a state-assigned Economic-Technologic Development Area on the outskirts of Beijing. On a recent trip to the Chinese capital, our reporter Andrea Nepori had the opportunity to visit the factory. Here, Xiaomi produces an electric car every 76 seconds.

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