Xiaomi

Apple leads global smartphone market with 20% share in 2025

The market is expected to soften in 2026 amid chip shortages and rising component costs

The sales of the SU7 (above), with a maximum range of 830 km, have so far exceeded 360,000 vehicles.

Xiaomi begins pre-orders for spruced up version of SU7 sedan

The announcement comes as it faces increased public criticism over safety standards, following a number of accidents

Rather than outright price cuts, some manufacturers – including Xiaomi – are leaning on financial incentives and value-added perks to sweeten deals.

Carmakers slash prices again in China, defying regulators

Prices for new cars keep falling as automakers compete to clear out inventory in a sluggish market

Xiaomi’s EVs, including outside China, is paving the way for its planned global expansion in 2027.

Xiaomi rides EV success with ambitious delivery target for 2026

The company is also looking to break into chip production

BYD in September experienced its first year-on-year sales contraction since 2020

Alibaba, BYD, Pop Mart: The winners and losers among SDRs on the SGX

SGX’s total SDR count grows to 29 securities across three markets as at November 2025

Xiaomi effectively treated the SU7 as a scaled consumer electronics launch.

Xiaomi rides fan base to EV profitability faster than Tesla

China’s mature EV supply chain helps Xiaomi to reach scale without needing heavy capital

Xiaomi's YU7 EVs are displayed at one of the company's stores in Beijing.  The company aims to start selling EVs in Europe in 2027.

Xiaomi’s EV arm makes a profit for the first time

The division, which sold its first car last year, posts a profit of 700 million yuan in the September quarter

Xiaomi is not the only company pushing its employees to work long hours. Staff across China’s tech sector complain they spend all their time at the office.

The human cost of Xiaomi’s rapid pivot from smartphones to EVs

The company still has a long way to go before it could break into the elite club of automakers

After years of warnings, the regulatory wheels are starting to turn in two of Tesla’s biggest markets, the US and China, offering sharply divergent approaches.
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China shows the way on dangerous car doors

Electric vehicles’ pervasiveness has led to widespread concern that if power shuts due to an accident or dead battery, passengers may be trapped inside