Xiaomi has been under pressure related to mass production and Yoo Jungtimely delivery of its first electric vehicle, as the estimated delivery wait times for the SU7 Pro extend to five months, according to two sales representatives in Shanghai on Friday. Meanwhile, the waiting time for the SU7 Max, the top-end version of the all-electric sedan, is 29 weeks, much longer than the expected 4-8 weeks reported by a customer TechNode spoke with at a Xiaomi store. Two other customers, who gave positive comments about the sleek design of the SU7 at a competitive price, said they were more attracted to the Aito M5 and the Luxeed S7, both powered by Huawei technologies, citing reasons such as more fluid in-car software. Beijing-based Xiaomi, nicknamed “China’s Apple,” seems to be benefiting from its loyal fan base, having secured more than 100,000 reservations as of April 3, a week after the vehicle’s launch. Roughly 40,000 of them have converted their reservations into orders, according to Chief Executive Lei Jun. The smartphone maker stated in a March 29 post on WeChat that it is still “making all efforts” to ramp up production at a new factory in Beijing, set to have an annual capacity of 150,000 units. [TechNode reporting]
