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After the listing of Xiaomi SU7, Xiaomi Automobile Factory began to enter a busy production rhythm.

A few days ago, the reporter of national business daily walked into the Xiaomi Automobile Production Park in Beijing Economic Development Zone, and the rows of millet SU7 parked neatly in the square were visible.

"This is just a part of the new car to be delivered, and there are still many parked in the factory." On April 2nd, a staff member of Xiaomi Automobile Factory said in an interview with national business daily that every day, a new SU7 car was transported to all parts of the country by a sedan chair to prepare for the official delivery on April 3rd.

On the morning of April 3, the first delivery ceremony of Xiaomi SU7 was held in the assembly workshop of Xiaomi Automobile Factory, and the first delivery was started simultaneously in the delivery centers of 28 cities nationwide. "Starting today, Xiaomi officially became a car factory. Should everyone call me Director Lei? " On the same day, Lei Jun, chairman of Xiaomi Group, wrote in his personal Weibo that.

According to official data, Xiaomi SU7 has been on sale for five days, with 100,000 users (5,000 yuan) and more than 40,000 orders locked. "Now, the delivery cycle of Xiaomi SU7 standard and Pro models is about 20 weeks, but the delivery cycle of Max high-end models is expected to be two weeks longer than the other two versions." The sales staff of Xiaomi Auto Super Factory Store told reporters.

A supplier who visited Xiaomi Automobile Factory on the same day told reporters that his company recently received an email from Xiaomi Automobile requesting to increase the production capacity of accessories. "Xiaomi Automobile has raised the original planned monthly production of about 7,000 vehicles to about 12,000 vehicles." However, the above-mentioned Xiaomi automobile suppliers admit that although all suppliers can supply the accessories needed by Xiaomi automobile, its own production capacity is still difficult to achieve (this goal) in a short time.

The delivery of new cars can take up to 8 months, and the annual production capacity demand has increased to 120,000 units?

"I am particularly worried that when it comes to fire, everyone will not buy it. What is even more worrying is that if everyone comes to buy it, it will take a year or two, and it will definitely be miserable. " Before the listing of Xiaomi SU7, Lei Jun expressed his concern about the delivery rhythm of new cars when interviewed by CCTV news.

When the reporter actually visited an offline store of Xiaomi Automobile in Beijing, he found that at present, the store is "crowded" and the sales in the store are overwhelmed. Correspondingly, the order volume of Xiaomi Automobile keeps rising. According to the information released by Xiaomi, the order volume of Xiaomi SU7 broke 10,000 vehicles in 4 minutes, 20,000 vehicles in 7 minutes, 50,000 vehicles in 27 minutes and 88,898 vehicles in 24 hours.

On April 3, the reporter checked Xiaomi Auto APP and found that the delivery cycle of Xiaomi SU7 standard version after locking the order is expected to be 21 weeks to 24 weeks (5 to 6 months); The delivery cycle of Pro version is expected to be 20~23 weeks after locking the order; The delivery cycle after the Max version is locked is 29~32 weeks (7.5~8 months).

According to the plan, Xiaomi SU7 Standard Edition and Max Edition are expected to start delivery from the end of April, and Pro Edition is expected to start delivery from the end of May. "(We) are making every effort to increase production capacity and speed up delivery." Xiaomi Automobile said.

When the reporter visited, he found that at present, Xiaomi Automobile Factory is still advancing according to the single-shift production system and has not worked overtime. "After communicating with the person in charge of Xiaomi Automobile Factory, I learned that the existing daily production capacity of Xiaomi Automobile Factory is less than 300." The above-mentioned Xiaomi automobile supplier revealed to reporters.

A worker of Xiaomi Automobile Factory told reporters that Xiaomi Automobile Factory is expected to produce about 240 cars every day. "The factory is still in normal production scheduling, and there is no special requirement. We generally don’t work overtime." The above-mentioned Xiaomi automobile factory workers said.

The above-mentioned Xiaomi automobile supplier also said that a few days ago, Xiaomi automobile issued a demand to suppliers to increase production capacity. He went to Xiaomi automobile factory this time to do production capacity evaluation. "After understanding, I found that even if our suppliers can provide accessories, it is difficult for Xiaomi Automobile Factory to achieve rapid increase in production capacity in a short time." The above Xiaomi automobile supplier said.

According to several suppliers of Xiaomi Automobile, Xiaomi Automobile has increased its annual production capacity demand to 120,000 units in 2024. In this regard, the reporter verified the Xiaomi Group, but as of press time, no response was received.

Borrow qualification+build your own factory?

According to the plan, Xiaomi Automobile plans to build a vehicle manufacturing plant in Beijing Economic Development Zone in two phases, of which the first phase covers an area of about 720,000 square meters and has an annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles, which will be completed in June 2023; The second phase is scheduled to start in 2024 and be completed in 2025.

"The factory has built six core workshops-stamping workshop, body workshop, painting workshop, assembly workshop, die casting workshop and battery workshop. In the case of full production, Xiaomi Automobile Factory has a millet SU7 off the assembly line every 76 seconds. " Lei Jun said.

During the visit, the reporter found that the second phase construction of Fangxindian Village and Xiaozhang wan Village in Yizhuang New Town has not been officially launched. At present, some areas have been demolished, but the work of vacating Fangxindian Village has not been officially started.

"Now the house in the village can still be rented out, but I don’t know when I can live, maybe one month or two months. There is no specific time to vacate." A number of residents entering and leaving the village told reporters.

It is worth noting that it is reported that the production qualification and factory of Xiaomi Automobile do not belong to Xiaomi Automobile. In this regard, the reporter verified the Xiaomi Group, and the other party only replied: "At present, these issues are not convenient to disclose, and the official disclosure information will prevail."

According to public information, if you want to build a car, car companies must not only obtain the qualification of a new pure electric passenger car production project approved by the National Development and Reform Commission, but also obtain the qualification of a new vehicle production enterprise approved by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, that is, "double qualification".

Last November, Reuters reported that in August, 2023, Xiaomi Automobile had been approved by the National Development and Reform Commission to produce electric vehicles. However, the news was not officially confirmed by Xiaomi Group.

On November 15th last year, Xiaomi brand pure electric car appeared in the 377th batch of Announcement of Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. According to the information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the reporting enterprise of Xiaomi Automobile this time is Beijing Automobile Group Off-road Vehicle Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Beijing Off-road), and the tail label of the product also has the words "Beijing Xiaomi". However, the application materials show that the production address is "No.21 Courtyard, Huanjing Road, Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone", which is the current address of Xiaomi Automobile Production Base.

Yang Weibin, an expert on new energy vehicles and power batteries, said in an interview that from the information released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Xiaomi Automobile either adopted the cooperation mode of Jianghuai and Weilai, first borrowed the qualification, and then applied for independent qualification after reaching a certain amount (referring to the scale). However, Xiaomi has not confirmed this news.