Xiaomi Confirms Sky Nomad as EV Series, Teases SUV
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- Xiaomi EV confirmed on Weibo that Sky Nomad (Xiaomi Pengcheng) is a new product series rather than a standalone sub-brand, with the Xiaomi badge staying on the vehicles.
- CEO Lei Jun framed the new line as an "intelligent, transformable large-space SUV" distinct from the SU7/YU7 "driver's car" series, positioning it against Li Auto and Aito, which dominate China's extended-range SUV market.
- The debut model (internally codenamed Kunlun N3, expected to launch as the N90) is a full-size, boxy SUV over 5.3 meters long, built on a new flat-floor Xiaomi Kunlun architecture with long-rail seating that lets the interior reconfigure.
- Sky Nomad's first SUV will be Xiaomi's first non-pure-EV, pairing a 70+ kWh battery delivering 400-500 km of electric range — larger than the base Tesla Model Y's 62.5 kWh pack — with a gasoline engine as a range-extender to push total range past 1,500 km.
- Pricing is expected to start around 200,000 yuan (~$29,400), undercutting the Li Auto L9 and Aito M9, both above 250,000 yuan; MIIT cleared Xiaomi to build extended-range vehicles at its Beijing plant on June 10.
- Xiaomi's 2026 delivery target of 550,000 vehicles — up about 34% from 2025's roughly 410,000 — will require averaging ~60,000 deliveries a month in H2, double the ~30,000+ monthly pace it has run so far on just 185,055 H1 deliveries.
Why it matters: Sky Nomad is Xiaomi's volume play to roughly double its monthly delivery pace and hit a 550,000-vehicle 2026 target — and the family-hauler SUV is priced at ~$29,400 to undercut the Li Auto L9 and Aito M9, both above 250,000 yuan. With MIIT clearance for extended-range production already granted June 10, the launch timing in H2 2026 directly determines whether Xiaomi can scale from a premium sedan/crossover maker into a top-tier mass-market EV brand.
