Xiaomi Is Hiring in Sydney for Its Car Business, Pointing to an Australian Launch
Xiaomi has posted two Sydney-based jobs for its car business: a senior legal counsel covering automotive sales and after-sales, and a product manager for international instalment finance. These are the strongest signs yet that Xiaomi's cars are coming to Australia. The company says it has nothing to announce.
By the Tesla News Wire staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 2 min read
Xiaomi appears to be preparing to sell cars in Australia. Two Sydney jobs were posted on LinkedIn in mid-October, Inside China Auto reports. One is a Senior Legal Counsel (Automotive), Australia, «responsible for our Australian Automotive Business». The other is a Product Manager, International Instalment Finance, covering Asia-Pacific.
What Xiaomi says
A Xiaomi spokesperson told Inside China Auto: «We have nothing to announce at this time.» CarExpert notes there is no official confirmation and no launch timing.
The wider plan
Xiaomi says Europe will be its first export market for cars, starting with Germany in 2027.
CarExpert, citing Chinese reports of Xiaomi's April 2026 investor day, says right-hand-drive markets would follow in the first half of 2028.
In China, Xiaomi sells the SU7 sedan, the YU7 SUV and the SkyNomad extended-range SUVs. Inside China Auto says it delivered more than 50,000 cars in October.
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