Xiaomi is gearing up to launch its first ever smart electric car in the market soon. But ahead of its unveiling, a new report revealed more details regarding the Xiaomi Car‘s production and the challenges the company is facing as it gets closer to mass production.

Xiaomi Car launch faces production woes

According to a new report, the Chinese tech giant reached the fifth stage of production line verification from its Yizhuang factory last week. The company plans to build 300 units of the EV this month, which is double that of its target in November. Meanwhile, the mass production stage is expected to kick off in the first quarter of next year. For its first EV, the company is also emphasizing stability rather than speed. Xiaomi is apparently lowering production on certain products from its Xiaomi Home portfolio to make room for the new car.

Xiaomi SU7 EV ID photo
Xiaomi SU7 EV ID photo

During this stage, a higher target for production isn’t the objective. Rather, the company is still in the production line debugging and verification stage. The report adds that there are various problems in mass production. These issues include problems with the car. Although, some of these were addressed through a remote OTA update. R&D employees at the headquarters are also facing issues in the manufacturing process, while final assembly is also suffering from line shutdowns and late parts delivery.

Based on what we know so far, the Xiaomi Car could likely be released next year. It could also have a starting price tag of 149,900 Yuan (roughly 20,777 US Dollars). Earlier this year, the upcoming EV was even spotted being tested on the snow. Notably, the company’s founder Lei Jun was also spotted during this test.

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