Tom Krishner, Ken Moritsugu and Mike Householder teamed up for a fascinating look at a tiny, low-priced Chinese EV called the Seagull that has the potential to upend the U.S. auto industry.
A strong global collaboration highlighted reporters’ expertise on electric vehicles, told readers something they didn’t now and was ideally timed ahead of the Biden administration’s announcement that it was imposing 102% tariffs on Chinese EVs.
Detroit-based auto writer Tom Krishner was listening to a routine analyst conference in February when the CEO of Ford said the company had retooled its electric vehicle plan because of a small car called the Seagull. He wrote something short and made a note to revisit the story.
He later collaborated with Greater China correspondent Ken Moritsgu and Detroit video journalist Mike Householder to examine how Chinese automaker BYD was able to produce the Seagull so cheaply. A U.S. EVA company that had shipped one from China to the U.S. walked Krishner and Householder through the process, while Moritsugu provided key context on BYD and its strategy in Europe and Latin America. They rushed to get the story out ahead of the announcement on tariffs, giving it an even stronger news peg.
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