Xiaomi announced they received 289,000 orders for the YU7 in an hour and 240,000 lock-in orders within 18 hours following the launch, basically selling out the plant’s capacity until early 2027.

Xiaomi has a single plant in Beijing, which is divided into two phases. The first phase (F1) started construction in April 2022, covering an area of 720,000 square meters. and was completed in June 2023, 14 months later. Mass production at the F1 plant began in March 2024, following the launch of SU7. The annual capacity of F1 is 150,000 units.

Phase 2 (F2) commenced construction in July 2024, covering a smaller area of 531,000 square meters, with the entire project expected to be completed by June 2025. The latest update, released in May, reported that F2 is scheduled to begin mass production in June. However, no official word has been given regarding the completion of F2 since then. The F2 has the same annual capacity of 150,000 units.

According to the report, the first batch of 500 YU7 units for showrooms was produced at the F1 plant, not in F2, along with 653 units previously made for internal testing.

Mass production in F2 is expected to start shortly, likely in July. Even if Xiaomi manages to ramp up production in the new plant quickly, the 240,000 lock-in orders essentially mean that the car is sold out for the next year. And keep in mind, those are just lock-in orders for the first 18 hours.

Editor’s comment

It will be challenging for Xiaomi to balance the production of the YU7 SUV and the SU7 sedan to meet demand. In the first week of June, the SU7 insurance registration hit the second-lowest point in 2025 (the lowest was only during Chinese New Year, when the market was essentially closed), despite the EV market being in growth.

Additionally, the SU7 waiting time has extended significantly as Xiaomi manages plant resources between the YU7 and SU7. The Xiaomi app indicates a waiting time of 47-50 weeks (nearly a year) for the SU7 Pro, and a shorter delivery time for the Standard version, which has a 41-44 week waiting time.

That shows the tough choice Xiaomi will need to make, and all we can say is good luck to the factory.

Moreover, Xiaomi is dealing with scalpers, who sell the lock-in priority orders to those who don’t want to wait or aim to sell the delivered car for extra money to those who want to buy it without waiting. Xiaomi announced that orders are non-transferable and can’t be traded.

The hope for Xiaomi lies in a third phase of its factory (F3), as the company has acquired 485,100 square meters of land near its current plant, as disclosed by the Beijing Municipality last week. No more information about F3 is available.

Update: Xiaomi previously stated that the combined plant annual output (F1 + F2) will be 300,000 units, with each phase producing 150,000 units. However, looking at SU7 sales this year, the company has already delivered 132,467 units (January – May). It might suggest that the 150,000 annual output is meant only for one shift only. Still, it will take Xiaomi about a year to satisfy all 240,000 locked-in orders it got in the last 18 hours. For Xiaomi SU7, it took a year to deliver the first 200,000 units. Thanks to our reader for pointing that out.