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Xiaomi’s new Suzuki Jimny is just a toy, but it might have real car ambitions
- Xiaomi introduces a remote-controlled SUV after social media confusion
- The gadget giant previously launched a special edition SUV in partnership with Chinese carmaker FAW
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No, you can’t buy a Xiaomi-made SUV just yet.
The Chinese gadget maker created a social media storm on Sunday after putting up a poster on Weibo that suggested the company was getting into the car manufacturing business.
“Making cars? We are serious!” read a slogan that was accompanied by a silhouette of a mysterious vehicle.
The speculation didn’t last long, though. Within about an hour, Xiaomi’s public relations manager Xu Jieyun clarified that the person in charge of the Weibo post had made a mistake. He said the company has no immediate plans to make a car.
But Xiaomi does have a car in the pipeline -- just not one that you can drive.
After deleting the original Weibo post, the company announced that it’s releasing a remote-controlled version of the Suzuki Jimny SUV. The 1:16 scale replica will retail for 199 yuan (around US$28) in China.
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