Auto reporter leaves Bloomberg for Audi

Mark Clothier, an automotive industry reporter covering Fiat, Chrysler and luxury cars for Bloomberg, has resigned to become a spokesman for Audi.

Clothier had been at Bloomberg for 11 years. His job at Audi is to help manage employee and dealer communications as well as some media and analyst relations.

In an email to his colleagues, Clothier wrote:

Working here has been a daily education and a blast. Eleven years in and I still felt lucky to get paid to do what we do.

This place is intense. It’s fun and it’s crazy (mostly the good kind) and I will always be proud to have been a part of it. There’s not a better place to work in journalism right now.

I’ve accepted a job with Audi helping run corporate communications in Northern Virginia. After covering the auto industry for five years, I couldn’t pass up a chance to get behind the scenes of an amazing company at a fascinating time. I couldn’t be more excited about what’s next.

Before joining Bloomberg in April 2004, Clothier worked as a reporter for CNN for 16 months. He also spent two years at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a technology reporter.

Clothier also spent two years at the Roanoke Times. He’s a University of Florida graduate.