A premise must be made when it comes to electric car project is Xiaomi it is carrying on: it will take years before it really sees the light. That said, the Chinese house is continuing to carry it forward. In recent days, new rumors have arrived from China on the expansion of the team in charge. Not surprisingly, Xiaomi had opened several positions for the recruitment of figures and employees in various sectors. These include profiles for the development of high-precision maps, simulation software, creation of millimeter algorithms and much more.
In these hours we also learn that the CEO of Xiaomi, Lei Jun, has been spotted in the offices of various car manufacturers. Let's find out more details on this point.
Lei Jun hunting for ideas for Xiaomi's car
After BYD, Great Wall and Wuling, Xiaomi's number one has been "intercepted" within SAIC-Motor (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation). So, while Xiaomi prepares the ground for the realization of the car project, its CEO is hunting for ideas from the "Big 4" of Chinese industry together with Changan Automobile, FAW Group and Dongfend Motor Corporation.
All based in Shanghai, the first stop on Lei Jun's journey. The latter, as confirmed by himself, has made 90 such visits in the last 85 days. Virtually one every day. On these occasions he was able to chat with the most expert profiles in the sector, thus obtaining useful information for his project.
SAIC in particular is a company that over the years has achieved considerable success in the world of EV cars. Sales of his Hong Guang Mini EV they certify it. Do you think that this car, made in collaboration with General Motors, costs only 4500 dollars and has surpassed Tesla in terms of sales.
All that remains is to wait for Xiaomi to make its moves, waiting for official announcements. But we will have to wait a while.
