Customers ordering the Xiaomi SU7 will now have to wait about 3-7 months, with deliveries of the SU7 Max extended to mid-October.

Xiaomi EV currently has 59 sales stores in 29 Chinese cities, with the goal of expanding to 211 sales stores by the end of the year, covering 39 cities, Lei Jun, founder, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi, said at the March 28 launch.

Xiaomi EV's factory is located in Yizhuang, Beijing, with an annual capacity of 300,000 units. The plant will be built in two phases, with annual production capacity of 150,000 units in Phase I and Phase II respectively, according to a previous announcement.

Xiaomi's EV plant currently has workshops including die-casting, stamping, bodywork, painting, general assembly and batteries, with a total capacity of 150,000 units, according to a report in the Securities Times today.

The plant can produce 40 Xiaomi SU7s per hour after completing its capacity climb, and can see a new car roll off the line every 76 seconds, according to the report.

Xiaomi EV plans to complete capacity creep by mid-2024, with production reaching more than 10,000 units in July, according to a report by another local media outlet, 36kr, on January 31.

Xiaomi may release SUV model by year-end, report says

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