Coverage: Nissan Motor chair Ghosn is arrested
The arrest of Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn sent shockwaves through the business world and threw into doubt the future of Japan’s No.2 automaker and its global alliance. David Kiley of Forbes had the news: Ghosn was targeted by a whistle-blower who gave authorities information on Ghosn’s compensation, as well as charges that he has […]
SF Chronicle hires new energy/transportation reporter
The San Francisco Chronicle has hired J.D. Morris of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat to cover energy and transportation. He replaces David Baker, who recently left The Chronicle to join Bloomberg. Morris was part of the Pulitzer-winning team who won recognition for the Press-Democrat’s coverage of the Wine Country fires. Ginny LaRoe is also joining The […]
Coverage: Tesla shares rise in advance of earnings release
Tesla Inc. moved its third-quarter earnings release up two weeks to Wednesday, causing the electronic carmaker’s stock to rise by more than 12 percent. Nora Naughton of the Detroit News had the story: Analysts and industry observers are predicting Tesla — beset by manufacturing problems, distribution snafus and a confrontation with securities regulators — to report a profit or near-profit for […]
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 […]
