Weatherhead's Susan Helper discusses research and development in the auto industry

BYD reveals the ‘world’s longest-range EV’ as American auto industry struggles to keep pace

Gizmodo: Sue Helper, the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics at Weatherhead School of Management, said research and development could shrink in the U.S. automobile industry. “In 10 years we might wake up without a domestic industry doing significant research,” she said. Meanwhile, China’s BYD is pushing long-range EVs, challenging U.S. automakers amid weak American EV demand.