Xiaomi’s car-making plan, which is in full swing, has always been the focus of media attention. Recently, the interface news broke that Xiaomi has started trial production inside, producing about 50 prototype cars every week. In order to verify the relevant information and explore the Xiaomi factory at zero distance, the editor of First Electric Network rushed to Beijing Yizhuang Xiaomi Automobile Factory for a field visit.
At 3pm on September 6th, First Electric entered Xiaomi Automobile Factory in Yizhuang, Beijing and was unexpectedly allowed to enter. In the factory area, First Electric learned that this modern automobile factory covers an area of 720,000 square meters, with complete facilities and distinct areas. In addition to the factory buildings and office areas, there are many projects under construction. On the spot, relevant construction and operation preparations are continuing to advance. First Electric sees that some employees have entered the park office at present, and new people who are undergoing military training can also be seen in the factory.
In the factory, First Electric also saw two test vehicles based on Qin PLUS EV (parameter picture), and the roof part was similar to the top design of radish fast-running model, so it was guessed that it should be related to automatic driving and AI learning.
First Electric saw in the factory that the Xiaomi automobile manufacturing workshop has been completed, and related equipment has also entered the factory building. The workshop is temporarily in a state of debugging and looks like everything is ready.
The First Electric Field learned that there are currently 6 workshops in the park, including die casting, stamping, car body, painting, assembly and battery workshops.
In the die-casting workshop, First Electric saw the sign of "Xiaomi Super Die-casting", which indicates that Xiaomi Automobile will adopt advanced integrated die-casting technology.
In one of the factories, First Electric saw several parked vehicles in the distance. Due to the long distance, it is temporarily impossible to judge whether it is a prototype of Xiaomi car under production.
Based on what we saw on the spot, First Electric believes that the status of Xiaomi Automobile Factory has met the trial production conditions exposed by the media before, and the relevant mass production preparations should be fully promoted.
Lu Weibing, president of Xiaomi Group, has publicly stated that "the car-making business will be carried out according to the original plan, and the time schedule will meet or slightly exceed expectations. This year, Xiaomi Automobile will also conduct winter and summer tests as planned. "
Combined with the public information on the recruitment website. At present, Xiaomi Automobile is recruiting relevant talents in a large area, especially workshop operators, marketing teams and technical talents related to autonomous driving, and has also started the site selection of offline sales stores. Some media have revealed the site selection requirements of Xiaomi Automobile for offline sales stores: more than 3,000 square meters, at least 120 parking spaces, adopting the model of Xiaomi mobile phone franchise store+delivery center+authorized car body panel and spray center similar to Huawei Smart Car Selection.
It is understood that at present, the biggest problem facing Xiaomi Automobile is the approval of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the production qualification.
Some relevant media have revealed that Xiaomi Automobile will get the approval at the end of this year, which means that Xiaomi Automobile can start mass production at the end of this year; Regarding the production qualification, it has always been thought that Xiaomi Automobile will get the production qualification of Baowo in a high probability, but it backfired in the end. Up to now, the production qualification of Xiaomi Automobile is still a mystery. However, it has been learned from relevant channels that Xiaomi Automobile has solved the production qualification problem, and the way to adopt it is not known yet.
Now it seems that Xiaomi automobile may arrive ahead of time as long as conditions permit.
Summary of events reported by media in 2023:
- In April, 2023, many media exposed the spy photos of Xiaomi car. The First Electric Network also captured the camouflage car charged by Xiaomi car in Beijing. Xiaomi car will be a coupe, and its tail shape is very eye-catching.
- In June, 2023, some media exposed that Xiaomi Automobile Factory had been completed.
- On July 4, 2023, Changchun FAW Fuwei Auto Parts Co., Ltd. (FAW Fuwei, 600742.SH), a supplier of Xiaomi Automobile, said on the investor interaction platform that the company is actively communicating with Xiaomi Automobile, and many molecular companies have entered the purchasing group of Xiaomi Automobile and will cooperate with Xiaomi Automobile as a component supplier.
- In mid-July, 2023, the information of Xiaomi automobile battery pack will be exposed, which will adopt a 100-degree battery pack with an energy density of 157Wh/kg and a rated voltage of 726.7V V. It is expected to support 800V high-voltage fast charging technology.
- On August 19, 2023, Xiaomi Automobile was exposed in the summer test spy photos in Xinjiang. When Lei Jun promoted the camera function of the latest mobile phone product X Fold on social media, the information inadvertently revealed also confirmed this point.
- Recently, Xiaomi Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. registered the domain name of "xiaomiev”(EV" (EV is pure electric vehicle) website.
From all indications: Xiaomi car is really coming!
Will the first car built for Xiaomi, who dreams of having a fever, become the first car for young people?
This is also the most discussed point among netizens. No matter the previous explosion of "149,900 or 99,000", it seems unlikely now, even within 200,000. At present, the lowest price of models equipped with 100-degree battery packs on the market is around 300,000.
How much do you think Xiaomi will order?