Xiaomi 小米
Xiaomi is launching AI-powered electric vehicles in Europe, building a German dealer and service network.
At a glance
Europe status
Xiaomi: 4 — Customers / operations
Rated only on confirmed evidence listed below; status 2026-10-26.
Evidence for the Europe status
Only confirmed, sourced steps count. Announcements without follow-through are listed as declared interest at most.
On 3 September at IFA in Berlin, Xiaomi signed memoranda of understanding with eight German dealer groups.
Xiaomi’s German Eight: The AI Company on Wheels Just Hired Car DealersXiaomi also confirmed it runs its European research and development centre in Munich.
Xiaomi’s German Eight: The AI Company on Wheels Just Hired Car DealersReporting around the announcement puts the initial footprint at roughly 15 sales outlets and about 30 service points ( Electrek ).
Xiaomi’s German Eight: The AI Company on Wheels Just Hired Car Dealers- Xiaomi has its own office/operations in Europe.
Xiaomi opened an EV R&D and design centre in Munich, led by former BMW executive Rudolf Dittrich, focused on adapting its vehicles to European standards.
Xiaomi’s EU Strategy, Decoded: An AI Company on Wheels - Xiaomi is preparing for direct sales and distribution in Europe.
Executives have conducted field research in several European cities to scout sales locations and map a distribution network.
Xiaomi’s EU Strategy, Decoded: An AI Company on Wheels - Xiaomi is co-developing vehicles with European engineers.
The upcoming YU7 GT is the first Xiaomi model co-developed with European engineers.
Xiaomi’s EU Strategy, Decoded: An AI Company on Wheels
What we know
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We described Xiaomi’s European ambition in August as an AI company on wheels — a frontier AI operation with a 10,000-GPU cluster, using a car as the delivery vehicle.
Xiaomi’s German Eight: The AI Company on Wheels Just Hired Car DealersXiaomi signed memoranda of understanding with eight German dealer groups.
Xiaomi’s German Eight: The AI Company on Wheels Just Hired Car DealersXiaomi also confirmed it runs its European research and development centre in Munich.
Xiaomi’s German Eight: The AI Company on Wheels Just Hired Car DealersReporting around the announcement puts the initial footprint at roughly 15 sales outlets and about 30 service points ( Electrek ).
Xiaomi’s German Eight: The AI Company on Wheels Just Hired Car DealersBecause Xiaomi did not take part in the EU’s 2023 anti-subsidy investigation — it was not yet exporting cars — it faces the highest duty band on Chinese-built EVs, 35.3 per cent
Xiaomi’s German Eight: The AI Company on Wheels Just Hired Car DealersNo model programme for Europe is confirmed , beyond the 2027 timing.
Xiaomi’s German Eight: The AI Company on Wheels Just Hired Car Dealers- Xiaomi delivered over 655,000 EVs by April 2026.
By April 2026, it had delivered more than 655,000 — one of the fastest production ramps in automotive history
Xiaomi’s EU Strategy, Decoded: An AI Company on Wheels - Xiaomi plans to launch its EV business in Europe in 2027.
Xiaomi has named Europe as the first overseas market for its EV business, with a launch planned for 2027.
Xiaomi’s EU Strategy, Decoded: An AI Company on Wheels
Key number
35.3
EU import duty percentage on Xiaomi EVs
Source: our reporting — “it faces the highest duty band on Chinese-built EVs, 35.3 per cent , rather than the lower company-specific rates negotiated by BYD, Geely and SAIC.”
Products and models
Products: SU7 sedan, YU7 SUV, YU7 GT, MiMo-V2.5, MiMo-Embodied
Models: MiMo-V2.5, MiMo-Embodied
European partners: Emil Frey Deutschland, Ernst Dello, LUEG Mobility, Penske-Jacobs Innovation, Hahn Automobile, Autohaus Dinnebier, Fett & Wirtz Automobile, SPT Avior
Europe entry steps
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Xiaomi’s German Eight: The AI Company on Wheels Just Hired Car Dealers