The Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi, known for its smartphones and electronic products, also wants to win in the automotive industry. Based in Beijing, the brand had already launched a 100% electric sedan in the market, SU7, with very sports lines. And both to say that the wait is excellent for its first SUV, the Yu7, since the manufacturer indicated on Thursday, June 26 in the Weibo social network that received almost 289,000 anticipations in an hour.
By way of comparison, in 2016, Tesla had registered 115,000 PRE -Orders for its model 3 in less than 24 hours, just before the presentation of the prototype Sedan on March 31, 2016. In July 2016, Tesla had given the figure of 373,000 reservations.
A “high performance high performance SUV”
SE YU7, its first electric SUV is a five -room model that is sold from 253,500 yuan (30,200 euros), which offers between 760 and 835 km of autonomy.
This model is presented as a “high performance high performance SUVs”, with 690 horsepower, a maximum speed of 253 km/Hy 0 at 100 km/h in 3.23 seconds.
The founder and CEO of the group, Lei Jun, said he was surprised by the enthusiasm of the clients.
“It’s crazy. In two minutes, we received a total of 196,000 early orders, including 128,000 farms and non -refundable,” he said according to a video posted after the vehicle launch.
“We can all attend something phenomenal for the Chinese automotive industry,” he said.
The technological giant entered the automotive market last year with its SU7 sedan. A model that the brand does not plan to launch in Europe, but then we mentioned another vehicle to begin its activity in the old continent, maybe this SUV YU7.
However, this model remains in an XXL format, almost five meters long. Concentrated for the moment in the Chinese market, Xiaomi sends to conquer the rest of the world, especially in Europe, since 2027, a clean car of cars said last March.
The interest in intelligent driving functions proposed by Xiaomi in its models was tempered by a fatal accident in March 2025 that involves its SU7 sedan. The car was traveling in assisted driving mode before impact. The drama cost the lives of three students.
Prime Minister Li Qiang indicated this week his ambition to make China an “important power of consumption”, in particular by stimulating the demand for high and high products. As electric vehicles.
Source: BFM TV
