Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On the evening of January 4, Xiaomi founder, chairman and CEO Lei Jun addressed a question many viewers had: how the YU7 taken apart on the livestream would be handled.
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Responding to the question, Lei Jun said: "Quite a few friends asked whether the YU7 we tore down on the livestream can be put back together in the end." He added, "I checked with the engineers who did the teardown. They said it definitely can be reassembled. We'll have the car back together in the next few days, and it will go through rigorous quality inspection." Of course, this car will not enter the sales channel; it may be used for testing in the future.
Viewers also suggested that if the reassembly process is livestreamed, it would draw a crowd. Lei Jun replied: "Huh? The teardown livestream — many people felt it was hard to follow."
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On January 3, Lei Jun went live with an engineering team and a brand-new YU7, kicking off the new year with a full teardown.
As he and the team "chatted while dismantling," they laid bare the Xiaomi YU7's internal architecture, design thinking and manufacturing processes. The move showcased Lei Jun's confidence in the YU7's build quality; more broadly, it signaled Xiaomi's push to foster a fact-based, fair dialogue amid noisy online debate.
During the livestream, Lei Jun also said that while bashing Xiaomi does bring traffic, criticism should be objective: "Don't deliberately smear or take things out of context. I don't think that should be done — it's illegal." He added: "We pay close attention to real user voices. As long as feedback is fair and correct, we will listen carefully and make changes."
He further disclosed Xiaomi EV's key 2025 performance figures: full-year deliveries of more than 410,000 units (a number that not only exceeded the 300,000 target set at the start of 2025, but also surpassed the later revised expectation of 350,000), and set a 2026 delivery goal of 550,000.
