LA Times auto writer Neil to join WSJ

Here is the announcement from Wall Street Journal deputy managing editor Mike Miller:

“I’m pleased to announce that Dan Neil will be joining the Wall Street Journal as our automotive columnist.

“Dan is the nation’s preeminent car columnist, whose deep knowledge, wit, writerly flair and insight have made him must-reading for everyone who cares about cars and many who don’t.  He joins us from the Los Angeles Times, where his car reviews won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 2004.

“Before that he worked at the Raleigh News & Observer and Car and Driver magazine, among other publications.  He will start writing for us in print and online this spring.”