Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry

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LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling. The car, launched last year by...

LIVONIA, Mich. — A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling.

U.S. politicians and manufacturers already see Chinese EVs as a serious threat. The Biden administration on Tuesday is expected tosays in a paper that government subsidized Chinese EVs “could end up being an extinction-level event for the U.S. auto sector.” After the teardown, Woychowski said he was left wondering if U.S. automakers can adjust. “Things will have to change in some radical ways in order to be able to compete,” he said.

U.S. automakers don't often design vehicles this way and incur excess engineering costs, Woychowski said. A brief drive through some connected parking lots by a reporter showed that it runs quietly and handles curves and bumps as well as more costly EVs

 

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