There are reports that Xiaomi Technology Co. Ltd has applied for the registration of the Modena trademark, together with some variants of the codename. There are several descriptions of the various trademarks including means of transportation, scientific instrument, and others.
Previously, it had been rumored that Xiaomi’s first car is a medium-sized fastback sedan that will come in two versions. It was also rumored that Xiaomi was developing a second mass-produced car (codenamed Lemans) due for release in 2025. It is reported that Xiaomi is intensely working on the Modena with more than 2,300 R&D staff on the project. The first Xiaomi car is expected to begin mass production in 2024.
In September 2022, Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun announced that Xiaomi’s first car rolled off the production line as scheduled, with winter testing scheduled for December. The company has built its own automobile base in Yizhuang, Beijing. The facility also serves as its sales headquarters and R&D headquarters.
Xiaomi plans to build a complete vehicle manufacturing factory with an annual production of 300,000 vehicles. The company says it will accomplish the production facility in two phases of 150,000 production capacity each.
Xiaomi is among a growing list of tech giants that are incorporating vehicle manufacturing into their portfolio. Its approach however seems a bit different from its investment in a 300,000 units per year vehicle production facility. It remains to be seen the full specs of the Xiaomi Modena car. It is an EV but its finer details are still lacking.
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