The source said that Xiaomi's automobile production qualification "borrows" BAIC, which is produced by a self-built factory.
Thank you, Mr. Air, a netizen of CTOnews.com, for your clue delivery! CTOnews.com, November 15, according to Wall Street reports, the supply chain side news, today (November 15) in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology network Xiaomi car, not by BAIC OEM, but by Xiaomi Group in the Beijing Economic and technological Development Zone Xiaomi factory production.
CTOnews.com noted that Xiaomi's online information in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shows that Xiaomi's automobile product trademark is "Xiaomi Brand", the enterprise name is "Beijing Automobile Group off-road Co., Ltd.", the registered address is No. 1 Tongxin Road, Zhaoquanying Town, Shunyi District, Beijing, and the production address is Xiaomi Automobile self-built factory located at No. 21 Huanjing Road, Beijing Economic and technological Development Zone.
According to Kechuangban Daily, some industry insiders believe that, "generally speaking, there are two ways to obtain production qualifications, one is to acquire other car brands or take the contract manufacturing route, and the other is to obtain qualifications through self-built factories." Judging from the information exposed at present, it is obvious that Xiaomi car has not completely solved the problem of production qualification. Although it is produced by a self-built factory, the enterprise name is BAIC off-road vehicle. "Xiaomi Automobile may need to use BAIC's production qualification temporarily in the early stage." and then continue to apply for independent qualifications. "
Lei Jun, founder, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi, previously said that Xiaomi's first model will be officially launched in the first half of 2024.