According to reports, Xiaomi is going through “capacity bottlenecks” or supply chain issues regarding the production of its first EV, the Xiaomi SU7. However, besides testing the car, the company is also taking measures to mitigate the supply chain issues and ramp up production to its best.

Xiaomi is taking measures to ramp up the production of Xiaomi SU7

On April 3, the company held the first batch delivery ceremony of the Xiaomi SU7 at one of the Xiaomi Automobile production facilities located in Yizhuang, Beijing. Chinese publication Securities Times (translated) reported that the company is “going all out to increase production capacity, fully mobilize supply chain partners to ensure supply, and steadily promote the early delivery of existing and future orders.”

According to the initial production schedule, monthly production is anticipated to surpass 3,000 vehicles in March of this year, increase to between 4,000 and 5,000 vehicles in April, and then stabilize at 6,000 vehicles by year-end. Not Xiaomi Motors has reportedly asked suppliers to increase production capacity to a total of 10,000 units per month.

Xiaomi SU7 (Image: automachi)

It’s reportedly the high-end Max version of the SU7 that requires a focus on ramping up production. The recent sales of the SU7 models have also reportedly exceeded the company’s expectations. Notably, in December last year, Lei Jun noted that he definitely has expectations regarding the success of the Xiaomi car, but he also emphasizes the possibility of the product not checking all the boxes when it comes to user preferences. Surprisingly, the new product is doing fairly well in this regard.

In today’s delivery ceremony just after a few days from the launch in China, Lei Jun said that more than 100,000 people have already chosen their EV. Xiaomi Motors has officially stated that they are currently in a state of “overwhelming orders”.

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