Lei Jun personally confirmed that Xiaomi Automobile will be listed in the first half of next year.

Author | Zhou Songtao

The new energy car track is about to welcome a well-known player.

Yes, it is Xiaomi car.

Yesterday (October 26th) evening, Xiaomi held a new product launch conference of Xiaomi 澎湃 OS and Xiaomi 14 series. At the meeting, Xiaomi officially released a series of new products such as Xiaomi 14 series, Xiaomi watch S3, Xiaomi wrist ECG blood pressure recorder (Xiaomi blood pressure meter), and also released a brand-new operating system-Xiaomi 澎湃 OS.

Although Xiaomi did not specifically introduce the progress of Xiaomi Automobile at this conference, many media, investors and consumers are very concerned about Xiaomi Automobile.

Previously, Lei Jun was previouslyWeiboAccording to the newspaper, Xiaomi Automobile is progressing very smoothly and will be officially listed in the first half of next year. "When the time is right, I will report to you."

Xiaomi has officially decided to build a car for more than two years.

On the evening of March 30, 2021, Xiaomi Group announced that the board of directors of the company officially approved the establishment of the smart electric vehicle business. The company plans to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary to be responsible for the smart electric vehicle business. The initial investment is 10 billion yuan, and it is estimated that the investment in the next 10 years will be 10 billion US dollars (about 65.7 billion yuan). Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi Group, will also be the CEO of smart electric vehicle business.

Lei Jun of Xiaomi Group also expressed his ideas in Weibo at that time. Entering the smart car industry was the most important decision in Xiaomi’s history, and it was also the last major entrepreneurial project in his life. He was willing to put all his reputation in life and personally lead the team to fight for Xiaomi’s car.

On August 23rd this year, some media reported that Xiaomi Company had been approved by the national planning department of China to produce electric vehicles (EV), which marked an important step for the smartphone manufacturer to "produce cars early next year".

According to Sina Technology, it has been learned from Xiaomi suppliers that Xiaomi Automobile Factory has started the recruitment of workers, and opened many positions such as painting operators and battery workshop operators. This means that Xiaomi automobile is about to enter the production stage, and at the same time, it confirms the reliability of the above rumors. A supplier who provides recruitment services for Xiaomi Automobile Factory revealed that since August this year, Xiaomi has started to open its automobile factory to the outside world for general recruitment. At present, the gap is more than 100 people, and the recruitment process is very fast.

However, Xiaomi has never responded.

Now, Lei Jun personally confirmed that Xiaomi Automobile will be listed next year, indicating that the progress of Xiaomi Automobile is going smoothly. Consumers will have another choice of car brands next year.