Xiaomi su7 outside Tesla Model 3 in China

Xiaomi beat Tesla Model 3 in sales of its SU7 in April 2024 and January 2025

A fiercely competitive electric car market like China is not an easy task, but Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has done many things that established automakers can’t do: launching the first electric car of all time, The car is at least in the Tesla Model 3 in China. Between April 2024 and January 2025, sales data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) confirmed that Xiaomi’s SU7 managed to make the Model 3 stand out, an important feat for the company’s car debut.

Production of the Smooth SU7 began in April 2024, and soon after, customer delivery began. It started very stable with no less than 30,000 examples sold in April, May and June. In April, 7,058 units were sold, enough to exceed the 5,065 models sold in the same month. Most impressively, demand for the SU7 has steadily risen throughout 2024 and has never disappeared, which is usually the case for new electric vehicles.

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The Tesla 3 model ended the April-June period with 38,446 units, and it is easy to eclipse the SU7. Tesla maintained its advantage between July and September, with 52,052 examples of finding new homes nationwide. By comparison, 39,790 SU7s were sold in the same three months. Xiaomi’s sales soared in October, November and December, and are easily overshadowed.

Tesla managed to sell 52,241 Model 3 during this period, while Xiaomi sold 69,697 su7. These include October 20,726, November 23, December 25,815. Strong demand for Xiaomi continued until 2025, with 22,897 sold in January. While this is the December figure, the Lunar New Year holiday usually leads to a drop in vehicle sales. In January, Tesla sold only 8,009 3S models.

Overall, according to X user Troy TeslikeHe cited official data from the China Passenger Car Association, and Xiaomi provided 162,384 su7s between April 2024 and January 2025, surpassing the 152,748 Tesla sold in the same period.

Can Xiaomi beat Tesla Model Y?

Chinese brands are also chasing Tesla with the second model. Last December, it previewed the new Yu7, a direct competitor to the Tesla model. Like the SU7, it can slash Tesla’s price while also having more features and a more advanced design.

Given the popularity of crossovers and SUVs in recent years, Yu7 is entirely likely to surpass the SU7. Whether it can top the model y is a different story. Last year, Tesla was the best-selling new car in China, with 480,309 examples of looking for new homes. For Xiaomi, matching or exceeding this is not easy.