The construction of Xiaomi Automobile Factory is in steady progress and does not respond to the rumors of pricing the first car

Source: IT Home Author: Wen Zhou

    According to the news on January 10, Xiaomi has attracted the attention of many industries and users since its official announcement. According to the latest news, Xiaomi seems to have been discussing the pricing range.

    According to the information obtained by Auto Later, the first model of Xiaomi is a medium-sized hatchback car (internal code: Modena Modena). It will be divided into two versions. The internal discussion plan is to position one version in the range of 260000-300000 yuan, and the other version is more than 350000 yuan.

    Daily Economic News found that the whole plant area is about rectangular, with the northernmost end starting from Xinsi Road, which is adjacent to the joint venture industrial center, extending about 1200 meters south along Xinfang Road and more than 500 meters wide. From a distance, the factory building is basically shaped in appearance, but there are still new factories under construction in the west of the construction site.

    The reporter also verified the above pricing situation with Xiaomi official. As of the press release of IT Home, Xiaomi official has not given a positive response.

    According to previous reports, both versions of Xiaomi cars are equipped with Qualcomm‘s next-generation smart cockpit chip and NVIDIA Orin X chip, supporting laser radar. Among them, the high configuration version is based on the 800V high-voltage platform and carries the Kirin battery of the Ningde era; The low configuration version is based on the 400V platform and carries BYD lithium iron phosphate battery.

    In addition, the news said that the new car is expected to be released as soon as possible in 2024. The source also said that Xiaomi is also developing the second mass production vehicle (internal code Le mans Le Mans), which is planned to be launched in 2025.

    It is worth mentioning that some netizens recently took pictures of a suspected Xiaomi car near the Xiaomi Science and Technology Park. The car body is covered with camouflage paint, but from the perspective of the car model, it looks like a sedan car, and looks like a Porsche Paramera, and is equipped with a laser radar.
    Previously, it was also reported that the internal code of Xiaomi‘s first car is MS11, or it will be equipped with 800V technology and 260kW electric bridge. It is expected to be officially produced in January 2024. It is reported that the first engineering vehicle has been offline on September 28, 2022.

    In addition, there are also revelations that Xiaomi Motor has confirmed that the main power battery suppliers are Ningde Times and BYD‘s Ford batteries, while the laser radar will use Hesai Technology, and the Xiaomi Motor team will develop its own automatic driving technology. At present, software integration is under way, and the price ceiling of this upcoming car is expected to be more than 300000 yuan.

    The Xiaomi Automobile Project has been settled in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone. The headquarters base, sales headquarters and R&D headquarters of Xiaomi Automobile will be built in two phases, with an annual output of 300000 vehicles. The production capacity of Phase I and Phase II will be 150000 vehicles respectively. It is expected that the first vehicle will go offline and achieve mass production in 2024.

    According to the financial report, in the third quarter of 2022, Xiaomi invested 829 million yuan in innovative businesses including automobiles, and its R&D team has exceeded 1800 people.