Coverage: Tesla drops after bizarre earnings conference call
Shares in Tesla Inc. took a nosedive in after-hours trading today as chief executive officer Elon Musk cut off analysts during a first-quarter earnings call. Lora Kolodny of CNBC.com had the story: He dismissed a question about gross margins from Bernstein senior analyst Toni Sacconaghi as “boring.” Instead, Musk and other executives answered multiple questions from a […]
Automotive News seeks a Tesla reporter
Automotive News, a growing and dynamic news organization owned by Crain Communications Inc., is seeking a world-class business journalist to cover Tesla Inc., automotive technology and related beats from Silicon Valley. This position calls for a multimedia-talented reporter who will cover the dawn of self-driving vehicles and car-sharing providers with an eye on broader strategic […]
Tennessean seeks an auto reporter
The Tennessean is seeking an experienced reporter to cover the region’s fast-growing auto sector. Equal parts business reporter and branded personality, the reporter chosen for this position would be the face of The Tennessean’s auto coverage in Nashville. She or he would be charged with raising the profile of our coverage of an industry that […]
USA Today investigation into trucking industry wins Hillman Prize
A USA Today investigation on abuses in the port trucking industry has one a Hillman Prize for journalism in service to the common good. The investigation “Rigged: Forced Into Debt. Worked Past Exhaustion. Left With Nothing” was written and reported by Brett Murphy. The reporting led to internal audits by six major retailers including Target, […]
Business Insider seeks an airlines reporter
Business Insider is looking for a reporter to join our transportation team. The reporter will focus on the airline industry, though they will also assist in general transportation coverage. The role includes covering daily airline news, writing about trends in the space, and producing visual feature stories related to the broader industry. As a reporter on […]
WSJ seeks air travel reporter
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a reporter to cover air travel. We are looking for someone who can ferret out smart, useful stories on all things that matter to passengers, from prices and fees to food, security and space. While envisioned as a consumer-focused beat, the job will demand intrepid reporting into airlines’ policies […]
Coverage: Volkswagen names Diess its new CEO
Volkswagen Group, the world’s largest automaker by sales volume, has appointed Herbert Diess as its new CEO to replace the executive who helped steer the company out of its diesel emissions scandal and into a new era of investment in electric cars. Nathan Bomey of USA Today had the news: CEO Matthias Mueller will relinquish his […]
Goodyear asked judge to call reporter and ask him not to publish documents
Goodyear Tire & Rubber asked an Arizona judge to call a reporter for auto news site Jalopnik and intone that the reporter should, in the words of Goodyear’s attorney, “do the right thing” and not publish documents related to tire failure. Ryan Felton of Jalopnik writes, “The judge denied Goodyear’s request, never made that call and […]
Columbus Dispatch seeks energy/auto reporter
The Columbus Dispatch seeks a business reporter to cover energy, manufacturing and the automotive industry. The Columbus area is home to Honda’s primary location for manufacturing in North America, and the company also maintains research-and-development operations in the area. This reporter also will cover the state’s resurgent energy industry, as well as serve as a […]
Coverage: Renault and Nissan in talks to combine
Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. are in talks to merge, seeking to solidify their two-decade-old alliance under a single stock as an unprecedented shift toward electric and shared cars transforms the industry. David Welch, Ed Hammond, Kiel Porter and Jie Ma of Bloomberg News had the story: A deal would end the current alliance between the companies and […]
