Lei Jun, chairman of Xiaomi Group in the field of electric vehicles in March this year, said that the original reason for Xiaomi car was in the United States sanctions, and Li Bin, chairman of Weilai Automobile, and He Xiaopeng, chairman of Xiaopeng Autocar.
Comprehensive news reports of the First Financial and Shangguan News, Lei Jun delivered a fifth annual speech at 7 pm on Friday (July 19).s story.
Lei Jun said that Xiaomi cars originated from an accident.In January 2021, Xiaomi was sanctioned by the United States, so the company quickly organized an emergency board to discuss the response method.At that time, a director suggested that Xiaomi build a car, "Almost all executives are supported by this suggestion."
Lei Jun said that Xiaomi later formed a research team of more than 60 people, investigated more than 80 games, visited more than 200 people, and opened four executives.It was during the investigation that Li Bin and He Xiaopeng were committed to persuading Lei Jun to build a car.
He revealed that Xiaomi officially decided to build a car in March 2021, and the board of directors was led by him.
In March of this year, Xiaomi's first production car SU7 was officially launched. As of June, the cumulative sales volume was 30,000.In 2024, the sales target of Xiaomi Automobile delivered 100,000 vehicles.
