Xiaomi starts its Changping smart factory

2024-07-08 · Publisher : Xiaomi · Domain : Industry 4.0 & 5.0

On 8 July 2024, Xiaomi announces the start of its Changping smart smartphone factory in Beijing: CNY 2.4bn invested, 81,000 m² and capacity for 10 million flagship phones a year.

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Xiaomi chairman Lei Jun announces the plant's start on Weibo on 8 July 2024.
CNY 2.4bn investment (about $330M) for 81,000 m² of floor space.
Announced capacity: 10 million flagship smartphones a year, including the MIX Fold 4 and MIX Flip foldables.
Viral claims of a "lights-out" factory are not confirmed by reliable sources.

### Background On 8 July 2024, **Xiaomi** chairman Lei Jun announces on Weibo that the group's new-generation smart smartphone factory in **Changping** (Beijing) is up and running. The MIX Fold 4 and MIX Flip foldables, launched the same month, are made there. ### Key facts - Total investment: **CNY 2.4bn** (about $330M), according to Economic Daily News as reported by TrendForce. - Floor space: **81,000 m²**. - Annual capacity: **10 million** flagship smartphones. - The same year, Xiaomi completes a second smart factory, its electric car plant in Yizhuang. - Widely shared social media figures present the site as fully "lights-out": they are not backed by the sources consulted and are not repeated here. ### Why it matters Xiaomi illustrates a Chinese trend: electronics brands bring part of high-end manufacturing in-house, in highly automated plants they design themselves, instead of relying fully on contract manufacturers. The factory becomes a technology showcase and a test bed for processes later reused in automotive. ### Takeaway A 10-million-phones-a-year plant run by the brand itself; the real degree of automation should be read with caution.

Xiaomi starts its Changping smart factory

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