Xiaomi Auto Breaks 50,000 Deliveries in October as Sky Nomad Turns the Tide

Xiaomi Auto cleared 50,000 deliveries in October 2026 — its strongest month of the year and the first time the company has crossed that line since December 2025. The figure, announced by the company on Sunday, ends a two-month run of year-on-year declines.

Xiaomi didn’t give an exact number, nor did it break out volume for the SU7 sedan, the YU7 SUV or the Sky Nomad family. So the 50,000 mark is a floor, not a final tally. Precise figures should land in the China Passenger Car Association’s monthly report later in November.

Even at that lower bound, the swing is meaningful: October volume climbed at least 24.95% over September’s 40,015 and at least 2.77% above the 48,654 units moved a year earlier. Whether it beats the 50,212 from December 2025 as an all-time high comes down to the final CPCA number.

Why the Sky Nomad Matters Here

The recovery has a clear author. The Sky Nomad series — Xiaomi’s first move into extended-range electric vehicles, launched September 7 — chipped in 12,444 deliveries in September and pulled in more than 70,000 locked-in orders within its first 30 days. That momentum is now offsetting softer demand for the SU7 and YU7, which had dragged the brand into year-on-year declines in August and September (the latter down 4.61%).

• October volume: 50,000+ vehicles, a 2026 high
• September: 40,015 vehicles
• October 2025: 48,654 vehicles
• Year-to-date (10 months): at least 336,490 vehicles, up 6.69% year-on-year
• Lifetime cumulative: at least 887,798 vehicles through October

The annual picture is less comfortable. Xiaomi’s 2026 target sits at 550,000 units, and ten months of deliveries put it at roughly 61.2% of that goal. Hitting it would require up to 213,510 vehicles in November and December — an average of about 106,755 a month, or roughly 2.1 times October’s reported floor. That is a steep ask.

October Snapshot: 50,000+ deliveries · best month of 2026 · +24.95% vs September · +2.77% vs October 2025 · 61.2% of the 550,000 annual target reached

Context outside the company isn’t helping either. All of Xiaomi’s sales still come from its home market, and China’s retail sales of new energy vehicles slipped 16.7% year-on-year in September — the ninth straight monthly drop, per CPCA data. Against that backdrop, a return to growth is a decent result. Closing the gap to 550,000 is another matter entirely.