Xiaomi Group appointed Yu Liguo as vice president of Xiaomi Automobile and political commissar of Xiaomi Automobile Beijing headquarters

IT Home January 14 news, according to the 21st Century Business Report, Xiaomi Group today released an internal email, appointed Yu Liguo as vice president of Xiaomi Automobile and political commissar of Xiaomi Automobile Beijing Headquarters, responsible for coordinating the comprehensive management of Xiaomi Automobile, special business promotion and Xiaomi Automobile Beijing headquarters organization and talent construction.

IT Home has reported that the Management Committee of Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone has signed a cooperation agreement with Xiaomi in November last year, officially announcing the settlement of Xiaomi Cars in Beijing Economic development zone.

According to reports, Xiaomi Automobile will build a vehicle factory in two phases in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, with a cumulative annual output of 300,000 vehicles and a production capacity of 150,000 vehicles in the first and second phases. In 2024, Xiaomi's first car will roll off the production line and achieve mass production in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone.

Lei Jun said on October 19 last year that Xiaomi Automobile was registered in Beijing on September 1, and the first factory will be located in Beijing, and has received 20,000 resumes and 453 people on the research and development team.

Lei Jun also said on the investor day that the progress of Xiaomi's car manufacturing and team work has far exceeded his expectations, and it is expected that Xiaomi cars will be officially mass-produced in the first half of 2024.

Xiaomi's financial report released on November 23 last year showed that the number of R& D personnel in Xiaomi company reached 13,919, accounting for more than 44% of the total number of employees; of which more than 500 xiaomi car team members have been.