Xiaomi Factory Tour.
Is This the Most Advanced Car Factory in the World? Inside Xiaomi's Hyper Factory
A new car rolls off the line every 76 seconds. Thousands of robots. Almost no humans. Welcome to Xiaomi's Hyper Factory - and we got inside. The Wheelsboy EV Tour 2026 secured rare access to Xiaomi's Beijing EV Hyper Factory - the same facility that builds the 1,550 horsepower SU7 Ultra and the all-new U7 successor. 1,500 cars a day. Built for just two models. Door panels assembled in 25 seconds.
We walk you through the entire production process: from the press machines and stamping components to the robotic arm assembly lines, laser quality checks, and the eerily quiet final line where humans appear only for last checks. Plus: what our tour guests thought after seeing it all firsthand.
This is what the future of car manufacturing looks like. And it's already happening.
The program is intended to guide manufacturers from digitalisation and connectivity toward higher levels of automation and intelligent manufacturing. MIIT data show that participating factories have reduced average product defect rates by 47% while shortening average product development cycles by 38%.
The four-tier structure also serves as a pathway for evaluating increasingly sophisticated industrial technologies. AI application capability has now been incorporated into the assessment criteria for Excellence and Leading factories, with thresholds scheduled to rise over time. More ...