Reuters is seeking a Beijing-based auto reporter at a time when China’s electric-vehicle sector is upending the global industry. This exciting beat stretches beyond companies and earnings and into the environment, labor, government policy and subsidies, geopolitical trade and the economies of China and the globe. Since Beijing made electric vehicles a national economic priority more than a decade ago, with generous incentives for EV companies and consumers, the sector has surged to include more than 100 brands now fighting it out in a price war.
About half of cars sold in China today are electric, by far the world’s highest adoption rate. China controls almost all the world’s battery-minerals refining capacity. Western automakers are struggling to match China EV makers on technology and price, and U.S. and European politicians have enacted trade barriers to protect their auto industries as China’s industry moves aggressively to export vehicles, batteries and components. China’s EV leader BYD now rivals Tesla for global electric-vehicle sales.
We’re seeking a reporter who can conceive and execute deeply reported enterprise stories for a global readership that illuminate the Chinese EV revolution and its global impacts on companies, governments, economies and consumers. Ability to speak Chinese and experience covering the automotive industry are strongly preferred.
Through our talent pipelining and planning processes, we have been able to identify a potential suitable candidate. We remain committed to a thorough and fair selection process and welcome all interested applicants to apply.
About the Role
As China Autos Correspondent, you will:
- Develop sources in the rapidly changing auto industry.
- Cover the biggest breaking industry news and the events that demand reader attention on the beat and beyond.
- Deliver exclusive news and deeply reported explanatory and investigative stories offering distinctive insight to investors, industry insiders and general readers.
- Track and analyze trends in sales, market positioning and corporate strategy.
- Seize opportunities to cover how the auto industry developments impact the environment, battery-mineral mining, trade, labor and other major issues, in collaboration with other Reuters teams globally.
- Work closely with Reuters photographers, TV crews and graphics team to develop multimedia stories to appeal to readers.
About You
As a China Autos Correspondent, you should:
- Have demonstrated ability to break news and write deeply reported stories on a business beat, preferably as an automotive-industry reporter
- Be a creative storyteller with a sharp eye for visual news elements that reveal a narrative.
- Have the ability to write quickly and accurately under deadline pressure.
- Be able to meet tight deadlines and take charge of daily planning.
- Have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work closely with a variety of collaborators.
- A track record on the automotive beat and an existing source network are desirable but not essential.
To apply, go here.
