Butters to succeed Automotive News editor in March 2019
Jamie Butters, hired as the chief content officer at Automotive News, will succeed the editor in chief of the publication in March 2019, according to a story on its website. The story states, “The move positions Butters to succeed Richard Johnson when he retires as editor of the weekly print edition on March 1, 2019. […]
Automotive News launches Mexico edition
The Automotive News Group has created Automotive News Mexico, a Spanish-language news organization devoted to covering North America’s fastest-growing auto market. A story on its website states, “The website, autonews.mx, is now live. Distribution of a monthly print magazine will begin in the second quarter of 2019. “The editorial director is Laurence Iliff, liliff@autonews.com, who joined Automotive News in 2016 […]
Cheddar launches new show focusing on transportation
Business news channel Channel started a new weekly show on Wednesday focusing on covering transportation. “Cheddar Rides” features anchor Hope King and Tamara Warren, former transportation editor of The Verge. It airs live from the New York Stock Exchange. “Can’t think of a more exciting industry to cover right now than transportation — moving billions of people around […]
Globe and Mail auto/steel reporter Keenan retires
Greg Keenan. who has covered the automotive and steel industries and airlines for The (Toronto) Globe and Mail since 1995, has retired. His last day was Friday. Kennan also wrote about broader manufacturing trends. He was a business reporter for the Toronto Sun from 1984 to 1987. He is a graduate of the University of […]
Politico adds transportation, trade and energy reporters
Politico Pro editor Marty Kady sent out the following announcement on Thursday: Morning everyone! We have a few exciting staff announcements for Pro as we add reporters to the Transportation, Trade and Energy teams. Sabrina Rodriguez will be joining the Pro Trade team, expanding that vertical’s coverage as the trade wars continue. Sabrina got her start at […]
Axios hires auto reporter Muller from Forbes
Axios has hired auto industry reporting titan Joann Muller, who currently is Detroit bureau chief for Forbes. She starts Oct. 1. Muller brings more than 20 years of experience reporting in the auto and tech industries to Axios as it veers into delivering the news and insight on the future of autonomous vehicles. She’ll be writing Axios’ […]
Automotive News seeks a reporter in Dallas
Automotive News, a growing and dynamic news organization owned by Crain Communications Inc., is seeking a world-class business journalist to cover the North American auto industry. This position calls for a multimedia-talented reporter who is comfortable covering global manufacturers – and a key part of this beat will be covering Toyota Motor Corp., preferably from Texas […]
Forbes seeks an autos reporter
Forbes Autos is a new initiative in the automotive space. We are seeking top talent to become founding members of this team. If you’re looking for challenges and opportunities similar to those found on a startup, but with the benefits of a seasoned and successful company, then read on: We are looking for a Writer/Editor. […]
Automotive News hires Bigelow to cover autonomous cars
Automotive News, a Crain publication, has hired Peter Bigelow to cover autonomous vehicles and mobility. Bigelow has been the transportation, technology and mobility editor at Car and Driver magazine since June 2016. Before that, he spent four-and-a-half years at AOL, reporting for its two automotive news outlets, the consumer-oriented AOL Autos and industry-focused Autoblog. He covered […]
Coverage: Musk decides against taking Tesla private
Tesla Inc. will remain a publicly traded company, CEO Elon Musk said late Friday, just weeks after he floated the idea of going private in order to ward off short-sellers and volatility in the company’s stock. Javier E. David of CNBC.com had the news: However, in a post on Tesla’s website, Musk cited resistance from shareholders, […]
