Yeah, that makes sense. EVs need motors and someone has to make them. Manufacturers will buy whatever has the best specs for the least cost that matches the vehicle. Some companies will naturally specialize on motors, even though motors are basically good enough already.

If this smaller motor is also cheaper because it uses less material that would be a win, but I suspect that's probably not the case. They also don't mention efficiency in the article, and that can be more important than size/weight.