[RahulNagaraj]

Xiaomi, which recently entered the EV industry, has received an overwhelming response to its electric car, the SU7. The company currently has over 75,000 orders within a month of launching its first EV.

To help speed up deliveries and reduce waiting times, Xiaomi has developed a new production process which uses both gigacasting and stamping processes to build the SU7. The new system was self-developed by Xiaomi in collaboration with Haitian. The system, named '9100t', measures the size of two basketball courts. The name refers to the clamping force of the machine.



The new system creates the entire rear floor assembly of the SU7, reducing 72 parts, which previously needed to be stamped and welded together. The rear floor assembly can now be produced in just 100 seconds. The use of one single part in the production line amounts to 840 fewer welding points and a 45% reduction in production time. The single-part use also makes the car 17% lighter and reduces road noise by 2 dB. Xiaomi also claims that the life expectancy of the part is now well over 2 million kilometres - 10 times more than that of a traditional floor panel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yezR-mH12xs

Xiaomi has also developed a group of die-casting machines consisting of 60 devices and 433 processes, which includes the 9100t. This high degree of automation has helped the brand ramp up capacity to 40 cars in one hour or 76 seconds for every car. Xiaomi's production plant is said to make use of 700 robots and 181 autonomous mobile robots. Xiaomi also uses machines for quality inspection, which is said to have an accuracy level of 99.9%.

Source: CarNewsChina

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[Harsha89]

Is this the same vehicle which has developed numerous issues within the first few months of ownership like loose body panels which detach on their own, batteries conking off, ADAS failing all of a sudden etc.

Chinese news sources always needs to be taken with a ton of salt

[PreludeSH]

This is a new car. Having single part for some part of the car speeds up the process but in unfortunate case of accident, will they be able to repair it to prior rigidity?

With cars using carbon fibre they create the main tub as one piece. But repairing it is easier than with metal.

[Elegant]

Quantity increases, the quality decreases. OLA is the perfect example. Rather than making a vehile every 76 seconds, a focus on the quality would make its image stronger.

[fastestindian]

We shouldn't rule out this as hogwash. We are on the verge of seeing unprecedented throughput numbers in the automotive industry. The overall drop in the complexity of the manufacturing process is staggering.

I just hope tata/mahindra can stay competitive once these Chinese manufacturers flood the market with really good looking fast cars. There is a high chance of the mobile phones story being repeated here. Recall, less than 10 years ago, Micromax, Lava and Intex controlled over a third of India's mobile phone market. In less than 3 years, the share of the Chinese manufacturers went from 7% to 51%. No reason why cars couldn't go the same way.

[darkchild82]

Originally Posted by Harsha89

Is this the same vehicle which has developed numerous issues within the first few months of ownership like loose body panels which detach on their own, batteries conking off, ADAS failing all of a sudden etc.

Chinese news sources always needs to be taken with a ton of salt

Yup. Airbags failing to deploy properly. Paint peeling off. And more.

http://youtu.be/UFd7Lmp-1yA?si=0tVlSHS4AUjT75jY

[Mortis]

Just the rear floorpan takes 100 seconds to be produced, yet the full car takes only 76 seconds to be made ? What maths is this ?

[kosjam]

Originally Posted by Mortis

Just the rear floorpan takes 100 seconds to be produced, yet the full car takes only 76 seconds to be made ? What maths is this ?

Probably a "lost in translation" incident, (Could it be intentional? )

It just means that every 76 seconds, a completely built car rolls off the production line. It does not mean the car is assembled in that much time.

[wheeledwanderer]

Sorry, but I would never want to believe what the Chinese would say! Media propaganda, and you never know when they will lock the owners up remotely!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkdieRDq0SU&t=64s

[IC_Morningstar]

Always take the Chinese media and manufacturer with ton sorry truck load of salt. Almost all the manufacturer make a decent product for the reviewer to get a good rating and when the mass production begins, quality goes down the drain. False promises are again one of the common Chinese business technics (a la OnePlus) and Xiaomi's mobile division which made them famous has an illustrious history of false promises, faking number, significant difference in build quality between batches and I don't expect any earth shattering changes from their car division as well.
If it ever comes to India, it will be wise to steer away from that vehicle because if it can't cope the environment in which it was meant to be used then it can never cope the streets of India no matter how much brochure game Xiaomi plays.