Xiaomi Auto · 2023–present
Xiaomi SU7
The Xiaomi SU7 (Chinese: 小米SU7; pinyin: Xiǎomǐ SU7, pronounced [sûtɕʰí] soo-tchee in Chinese) is a full-size four-door sedan EV, made by Xiaomi Auto, an electric vehicles subsidiary of the Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi. It is the first motor vehicle developed by Xiaomi, manufactured at their plant in Beijing. It was announced on 28 December 2023 and officially released on 28 March 2024 in Beijing, the day Xiaomi began taking orders.
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Naming
According to Xiaomi, 'SU' stands for 'Speed Ultra'. 'SU' may also be a reference to the Chinese word 速 (pinyin: sù), just meaning 'speed'. Lei Jun in an online Q&A session where the company founder answered a hundred fan questions, stated: "after internal discussion, we decided the pronunciation should be 苏7 (pronounced IPAc-cmn: su55tɕhi55, or Suchee), it sounds like calling a friend, has a friendly ring to it". He explained that, "domestically, 7 is a common vehicle series positioning number. The size of the model is roughly the same as the BMW 5 Series". The SU7 is available in four versions in total: the SU7, SU7 Pro, SU7 Max and SU7 Ultra.
History
The Xiaomi announced its intent to enter the electric vehicle market in March 2021. Xiaomi founder, chairman and CEO Lei Jun claimed the company would invest 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) into the project. Xiaomi Automobile was established in 2021, based in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone. The company received a permit to produce vehicles from China's National Development and Reform Commission in August 2023. Production of the SU7 started in December 2023. It was introduced on 28 December 2023, with the first display models arriving in stores the next day, and many Xiaomi stores needing to be renovated to accommodate the vehicle. The launch press conference was held in Beijing on 28 March 2024 and Nio chairman William Li, XPeng chairman He Xiaopeng, Li Auto chairman Li Xiang, Great Wall Motor chairman Wei Jianjun and BAIC Group chairman Zhang Jianyong attended. The retail price was announced on same day; the standard version costs 215,900 yuan (US$30,408), while Pro and Max versions cost 245,900 yuan (US$34,633) and 299,900 yuan (US$42,239), respectively. In February 2026, the last Xiaomi SU7 before its facelift rolled off the production line, officially ending production. Design. The SU7 was developed under codename MS11. The design team was led by Chinese designer Sawyer Li, who was poached from BMW. According to Lei Jun, he rejected three design proposals due to durability concerns. Xiaomi benchmarked the car against the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S. The sedan is equipped with air suspension with adaptive dampers, an active shutter grille, and an active rear wing with four adjustment levels on higher end models. The company claims the drag coefficient of the SU7, without the rooftop LiDAR module, is the world's lowest at 0.195. It also
Sales
Xiaomi targeted 100,000 deliveries in 2024 and had 70,000 orders by April 2024. By mid-2024, Xiaomi became the 8th largest automotive startup in China, measured by sales quantity. Since the launch of SU7 in March 2024, Xiaomi has rolled out 100,000 units of the model by November 2024, a short 230 days gap. According to CEO Lei Jun, the SU7 received over 248,000 confirmed orders by the end of 2024. In February 2025, Xiaomi continued a five-month streak of exceeding 20,000 deliveries per month, allowing total deliveries to surpass 180,000 units. The 200,000th vehicle was delivered on March 18 2025, 348 days after launch. At the YU7 reveal on 22 May 2025, Xiaomi said that they had delivered over 258,000 SU7s. In November 2024, the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra received 3,680 refundable pre-orders within 10 minutes of its announcement. In February 2025, Xiaomi announced the price of the SU7 Ultra. It received over 6,900 firm pre-orders within 10 minutes of opening, 10,000 within two hours, 15,000 by the end of the following day, and over 19,000 the day deliveries started on March 3. Pre-orders can be placed by either paying a 20,000 yuan (US$2,700) deposit with a one-week refund period, or a non-refundable 40,000 yuan (US$5,500) deposit to receive delivery sooner. At an earnings call in late May 2025, Xiaomi revealed that the SU7 Ultra had achieved over 23,000 firm orders, far exceeding their expectations and yearly sales target of 10,000. In February 2026, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun revealed on Weibo that the SU7 series had delivered more than 381,000 vehicles since April 2024.
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Specifications
- name
- Xiaomi SU7
- Manufacturer
- Xiaomi Auto
- Production
- December 2023 – February 2026 (pre-facelift), March 2026 – present (facelift)
- Assembly
- China: Beijing (Xiaomi Auto Factory)
- Designer
- Sawyer Li (chief designer), James Qiu (exterior), Chris Bangle (consultant)
- Class
- Full-size car
- Body style
- 4-door sedan
- Layout
- Rear-motor, rear-wheel-drive, Dual-motor, all-wheel-drive, Triple-motor, all-wheel-drive
- Platform
- Modena
- Related
- Xiaomi YU7
- Transmission
- Single-speed gear reduction
- Battery
- 73.6 kWh LFP blade FinDreams, 94.3 kWh Shenxing LFP CATL, 101 kWh Qilin NMC CATL, 93.7 kWh Qilin 2.0 NMC CATL (Ultra)
- Charging
- 11 kW (AC), DC:, 170 kW, 300 kW (Max), 490 kW (Ultra)
- Wheelbase
- 3000 mm
- Length
- 4997 mm
- Width
- 1963 mm
- Height
- 1440-1455 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1980-2205 kg
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123470261CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaomi_SU7CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1375415936 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(CHN-Shanghai)_Private_Xiaomi_SU7_%E6%B2%AAAEE2023_2024-11-23.jpgCC BY 4.0 · Photo: S5A-0043 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Manufacturer website (link only) — https://www.xiaomiev.com/su7Link only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.