Xiaomi SU7 outsells Tesla Model 3 in China for the first time

Tesla isn't sitting still... with some minor financial incentives. They've basically conceded the Chinese market to a slow, then fast, death. Brilliant leadership.

That's one fugly car!

The car went from not existing to outselling TM3 in about... 12 months? Crazy!

Pretty sharp looking car

are you serious? [https://www.electrive.com/media/2024/01/xiaomi-su7-2023-12-min.jpg.webp](https://www.electrive.com/media/2024/01/xiaomi-su7-2023-12-min.jpg.webp)

I don't know that I’d say fugly, but it looks to me like somebody told an AI image generator to mash up a Maserati, a Sonata, and a Taycan.

Fast and cheap too, like 700 hp fast. Great looking car, I'd love to buy one.

Exactly! To be fair almost all cars are fugly now. I will say that Teslas maybe junk, and I'd never buy one but they actually aren't bad looking.

Only if Tesla's interior got better Last summer I got to drive a 2019 model 3 of a coworker and it felt way too cheap and basic. Seats material and sculpt was okay but the interior having no buttons in exchange for 1 massive screen and a dull not shiny look made it feel like a late 90's Hyundai. Now with Elon's bs being the public face of DODGE and getting a pay package worth more the company, if it was valued at an actual reasonable valuation spreading himself over 5 companies the failure of CyberTruck. Will see if they fail in China or not.

Tesla up 15%

Too busy meddling in politics and perfecting Nazi salutes.

The Nazi salute needs some work.

It's only a matter of time before China responds to the US's effective ban on Chinese owned EV production with reciprocal measures. There's basically no benefit to them keeping Tesla around anymore.

Well to be very honest - if they had been able to ramp up production faster, it’d have been much quicker.

Even his 'Yew Ess Eh' was a bit off. Don't know how you fuck that up, it's three letters, but maybe listening to Hitler speeches while in a K-hole is part of the reason.

This car should not be compare to Model 3 as it is in a league beyond the Model 3. This is the car the Models S always wanted to be.

Why would you want to be a market leader in the world's largest automotive market, when instead you can do a star jump on stage because it looks like an X

First you need an intense hatred of non white people and women, then do a lot of drugs, and in general be a sociopath. Then the rest makes sense.

great news, f the nazi and his death mobiles

Stock will shoot up, one less market to distract from... profit?

The wild thing about this no-one is mentioning is that the SU7 is a Model S sized / positioned car. Presumably at some point in the not too distant future there will be a SU5 or similar, and that will be the nail in the coffin for the Chinese Model 3 market. The YU7 is arguably a size up from the Model Y too (almost a foot longer). It's no coincidence that Tesla launched the YL. Now is a stretched variant of a class size down better than just buying the next size up?

The su7/yu7 are the chinese cars that would be more tempting for me if they came to europe.

Styling is highly subjective. I’m not a huge fan of the design but it’s objectively “clean” unlike some of the early Chinese cars. It looks a lot like Infinity’s cars. I think most people would find it reasonably attractive, even if I don’t love it. It’s not uglier than a Model 3 IMO, both are OK and relatively inoffensive.

It helps if you get/ steal billions in government funds.

Clean? The front fenders don't match up to the door. Then there are those ridiculous fake air vents in the bumpers. Too many sharp edges and other assymetrical lines. It's typical of today's hideous modern design.

But Tesla still leads the pack in selling products that don't exist.

I think it's more the Roadster tier

I can't remember the details, but Tesla makes annual payments on the factory to a bunch of banks hand-picked by the Chinese government. IMHO, they'll keep Tesla around to pay back their tab. For all intents and purposes, the plant in China is "Chinese" - it surely employs a lot of Chinese, they're exporting lots of cars and bringing revenue back to China, and the profit is supposed to be re-invested in China. They'll keep it open, as long as Musk doesn't get high and call Xi a pedo.

Way too long and too large for to be compared to the Roadster

Not to mention playing with chainsaws! Beats carrying a kitchen sink to the office. The dude paid hundreds of millions to buy Trump and DOGE, and he still lost the clean air credits and $7500 rebates. He must be trying really really hard to mess up.

Now only if the leader had 2trillion in salary the sales would be higher

On the plus side, both of these make me cheer rather than lament the loss of EV dominance by Tesla. Karma baby. Elon's getting what he deserves. Soon to be /r/LeopardsAteMyFace material.

I dont even think it's the political stuff that's harming them in China. They are just inferior vehicles because they haven't done anything new in a long time.

This two cars are not even in same league. Basicly, equivalent of saying Benz outsold Clio in Europe. 🤣 Which would be incredible feat. This? It's beyond wildest Xiaomi executive dreams. 😉

So they've essentially conceded the Chinese market. Musk pissed off Europe and is losing tons of ground there as well. The only place remaining is the US, and they've lost the carbon credits and EV tax credit there, with the president pushing combustion vehicles. Anyway, that'll be TSLA +10%

I didn’t like Tesla before but I admired what Elon was trying to do. Now I also don’t like Elon 😂 Good job Xiaomi and all the other electric car brands. Kill Tesla please.

I’m hoping it’s included in some of the 49k coming to Canada. Model 3 looks like a POS compared to this.

From the reviews, there's a good reason these are being bought over a model 3. It's a lot more car for the money: power, tech, amenities, style, everything-wise.

The primary standard for a good car is safety. The quality and chassis tuning of Xiaomi cars are worrying, and there have been negative reports of accidents involving autonomous driving. I really can't understand what consumers who buy Xiaomi cars are thinking

Are you talking about Tesla or Xiaomi…

Xiaomi is cheaper than Tesler.

I honestly don't know how much each costs in China, but in EU Tesla 3 was cheaper than Clio if using their financing a few months ago. For a while it was even cheaper than Dacia Sandero. Not sure how things stand now, but BYDs are expensive. ;)

XIAOMI su7

It's funny how Stans don't see they are talking about Tesla. They still think they are fighting for the best luxury car ever made. The one that's held together by ply wood from home depot and explodes when going over curbstones.

It was announced in March 2024. So 22 months from never having built a car to outselling Model 3.

Impressive, very nice. Let's see Xiaomi's Cybertruck.

I was talking about start of mass production.

Has anyone seen Chinas cars ,remarkable and beautiful 😍