Overview

• The Munich site is Xiaomi EV’s first facility outside China, marking the company’s formal operational foothold in Europe.
• Xiaomi says the center will focus on intelligent driving, vehicle dynamics, next‑generation EV platforms, and customer‑focused design.
• The company plans to recruit engineers, designers, and researchers across the EU and to collaborate with local research institutions and industry partners.
• Xiaomi frames the center as a way to align its vehicles with global safety and quality benchmarks and to advance ethical AI and smart mobility work.
• The move builds on rapid momentum in China, including SU7 deliveries reaching 200,000 in 119 days and heavy YU7 order interest, as well as Nürburgring testing access and a claimed production‑EV lap record.