Xiaomi’s second car is coming? Recently, Xiaomi’s official recruitment website released a recruitment notice for extended range system design and development engineers. This shows that Xiaomi Motors is developing a range extension system. Previous news has shown that Xiaomi Motors' first model is a pure electric model. Therefore, Xiaomi Motors' move may indicate that the second car will be an extended-range model, and it may launch an extended-range version of the first model.
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▲Recruitment notice for Xiaomi extended range system design and development engineers
This also shows Xiaomi Auto’s expectations for sales. Judging from the current new energy market, extended-range models have become a very important contributor to sales. Previously, Li Auto became the fastest new car brand to roll out 500,000 new cars with its extended-range cars. Later, Nezha Auto, Leapmotor, and Deep Blue Automobile launched extended-range models, achieving stable monthly sales of over 10,000.
Even the Wenjie Automobile backed by Huawei uses extended-range models as its entry point. Both its M5 and M7 have extended-range versions, especially the recently launched new Wenjie M7. In the last two days of the National Day holiday, the number of reservations exceeded 10,000 units, and the cumulative order volume in the 20 days since its release has exceeded 50,000 units. It seems to have the potential to become a hot model.
Back to Xiaomi Motors, Lei Jun set a flag as early as the beginning of building cars - Xiaomi Motors wants to become one of the top five car brands in the world. To achieve this goal, it must be supported by sales volume.
In order to continue to increase sales, it is bound to require the simultaneous deployment of multiple models. For a company as strong as BYD to be able to stably sell more than 200,000 yuan per month, it also needs the contribution of plug-in hybrid models.
For Xiaomi Motors, the current "popular fried chicken" - extended range models are also very important.
However, Xiaomi’s research and development of range extension technology is still in a very early stage. But its first car is getting closer and closer to meeting us.
Recently, the Bluetooth Technology Alliance SIG database showed that Xiaomi's first car has passed SIG certification, will use Qualcomm car chips, and support Bluetooth 5.2 and CarPlay and other connection methods.
At the same time, Qichacha shows that Wuhan Xiaomi Jingming Technology Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Xiaomi Jingming Technology Co., Ltd. were recently established. Their business scope includes automobile sales and new energy vehicle sales. This shows that Xiaomi Motors has also accelerated its business layout on the sales side and is working hard for the mass production and delivery of Xiaomi's first model.
Overall, Xiaomi Motors' first model is constantly emerging, and Xiaomi's automotive business layout is also constantly emerging. Whether Xiaomi Motors can subvert the automotive industry, the answer is not far away.
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01.Recruiting program extension engineers or developing new platforms
Recently, Xiaomi's official recruitment website released a recruitment notice for extended-range system design and development engineers, which indicates that Xiaomi will develop extended-range models.
This extended-range model may become its second car, or it may be an extended-range version of the first model MS11.
The recruitment notice for the extended-range system design and development engineer on Xiaomi's official recruitment website shows that this position will be responsible for the design, development and test verification of the extended-range system; responsible for promoting the detailed design and engineering development of components within the extended-range system; responsible for the review of suppliers' R&D capabilities and plans, and assisting the supply chain to complete the designated points; responsible for pushing suppliers to complete the development, verification, and acceptance of the extended-range system as required; and responsible for the research on cutting-edge technology for extended-range system products, benchmarking against industry-leading products, and regularly forming resource pool analysis reports, etc.
It can be seen from the recruitment information released by Xiaomi that Xiaomi is currently focusing on extended-range vehicles and will start to develop related products. At the same time, Xiaomi also requires engineers to connect with suppliers in its recruitment notice, which shows that Xiaomi Motors is also building a supply chain for extended-range technology and is looking for senior engineers who can communicate with suppliers.
In addition, Xiaomi's recruitment website also posted recruitment notices for fuel system engineers, engine mount bushing engineers, power-intake system engineers, exhaust system engineers, etc.
▲Xiaomi Fuel System Engineer Recruitment Notice
Xiaomi mentioned in the job requirements of some recruitment notices that candidates are required to have design, research and development, debugging and optimization capabilities, and most positions require candidates to have relevant project execution or leadership experience. This shows Xiaomi's emphasis on the research and development of extended-range system technology, and to a certain extent, Xiaomi's urgent need for talents for extended-range vehicles.
02.Rapid growth in extended-range sales may be the reason for Xiaomi’s entry into the market
When it comes to the reason why Xiaomi develops extended-range vehicles, it may be inferred from the sales of extended-range vehicles.
In March this year, Ye Shengji, chief engineer of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, said that sales of extended-range electric vehicles are expected to exceed 500,000 by 2025.
However, according to data from the Electric Vehicle Observer, in the first half of this year alone, sales of extended-range electric vehicles reached 208,000, a year-on-year increase of 141.86%. Sales of extended-range electric vehicles are growing rapidly.
In September, Ideal, which focuses on extended-range vehicles, achieved sales of 36,060 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 212.72% and a month-on-month increase of 3.28%, setting a record for single-month sales. In addition, the Xinwenjie M7, an extended-range vehicle released on September 12, has received orders for more than 50,000 units since its release.
The extended-range vehicle market is developing rapidly, and some players have already tasted the benefits. The growing sales of extended-range vehicles may be one of the reasons why Xiaomi develops extended-range vehicles.
Previously, sources revealed that Xiaomi Motors plans to sell 900,000 vehicles in three years after launching mass production cars in 2024. This means that Xiaomi's average annual sales volume will reach 300,000 units.
But for a new brand that focuses on pure electric models, it is very difficult to achieve such results. Car companies such as Weilai and Xiaopeng, which were established earlier, have not yet achieved this result.
Therefore, the pure electric + extended range route will increase the possibility of Xiaomi realizing its ambitions.
According to Qichacha, Wuhan Xiaomi Jingming Technology Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Xiaomi Jingming Technology Co., Ltd. were recently established. The legal representatives are Lei Yun and Li Xiaoshuang respectively. The registered capital is 10 million yuan. The business scope includes: electronic product sales, automobile sales, new energy vehicle sales, second-hand car brokerage, small and micro bus rental and operation services, etc. Qichacha’s equity penetration shows that both are wholly-owned by Xiaomi Jingming Technology Co., Ltd., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xiaomi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
▲Qichacha Shenzhen Xiaomi Jingming Technology Co., Ltd. search results
It can be seen that Xiaomi is already accelerating its car sales layout, and Xiaomi cars are one step closer to the end of their appearance.
03.Or equipped with Qualcomm 8295 chip to support CarPlay
In addition to Xiaomi Motors' new technical path, there is also some new news about Xiaomi Motors' first model.
Recently, the Bluetooth Technology Alliance SIG database showed that Xiaomi Motors (codenamed MS11) has passed SIG certification. The data shows that Xiaomi Motors will use Qualcomm's automotive chipset. Considering that Xiaomi Motors will not be officially delivered until next year and its flagship model positioning, Xiaomi's first model may also use Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip.
▲Data shows that Xiaomi’s first car will be equipped with Qualcomm chips
From the perspective of Qualcomm’s product positioning, Snapdragon 8295 is the highest-level product of the fourth-generation Snapdragon cockpit platform. Core capabilities such as voice recognition, multi-modal interaction, integrated cabin parking and other functions will be supported by this chipset. This indicates that Xiaomi Auto is "full" in terms of intelligent hardware configuration.
▲Xiaomi cars will support Bluetooth 5.2 and Carplay and other connection methods
In addition, data shows that Xiaomi Motors submitted six different Bluetooth models, IC4034-BD, IC4004-BD, IC4024-BD, IC4054-BD, IC4005-BD and IC4015-BD, and will provide connectivity functions including Bluetooth 5.2, radio, USB media, and Apple CarPlay.
This shows that Xiaomi’s first car is not just for its own Xiaomi phones, but will provide very complete connectivity functions and be aimed at a wider user group, including Apple users.
04.Conclusion: The appearance of Xiaomi cars is gradually emerging
Since pure electric vehicles have battery life anxiety and energy replenishment problems, the range extension system can solve these problems while providing a pure electric vehicle experience. Extended-range vehicles also have the advantages of simple structure and low technical threshold, allowing car companies to develop related technologies faster. As a "rising star", Xiaomi Motors' launch of extended-range models can also make it more adaptable to car manufacturing.
At the same time, Xiaomi Automobile is also constantly revealing more configuration details. The puzzle pieces of Xiaomi Automobile are constantly increasing, and the complete appearance is gradually emerging.