Author Archives: AWcom Staff

David E. Davis, Jr. Memorial

A memorial service for David E. Davis, Jr. convened luminaries from within and without the auto industry to celebrate his iconic presence in their lives. Ronald Ahrens provides this report. DAVID E. DAVIS, JR. MEMORIAL The literary efforts of David E. Davis Jr. had a profound and beneficial effect on the American automobile industry and… Continue Reading

The Battle Is Over Between Old and New Media

Tom-Tom rants, raves, rambles and ruminations are volunteered and express the opinions of the writer. Autowriters.Com invites readers to submit a tom-tom.  Your reward: a byline and an audience of your peers.  All submissions are acknowledged, queued and used at the editor’s discretion.        In a recent President’s Message posted within the Motor… Continue Reading

March 2011 Lane Changes

Karl Brauer has left Edmunds.com after 13 years there. He says a new opportunity awaits and in the meantime he can be reached at: brauerkarl@gmail.com . . . Former Oregonian writer Bob Kehoe has switched his email to: drive.two@frontier.com. – – Also moseying to the frontier is freelance tech writer Mike Mayrigan who now can… Continue Reading

Across the Finish Line: March 2011

David E. Davis, Jr., Auto Journalist Extraordinaire.

An Industry First…The Prescription for a Healthy Looking Car

Dr. Beasley’s Discovers the Missing Link and the Secret to Longer Lasting Clean (Chicago, IL) April 20, 2011 – There are thousands of do-it-yourself car care products on the market today, each promising a cleaner, shinier car. Jim Lafeber, founder of the Chicago-based Dr. Beasley’s should know. He’s used many of them as a detailer in… Continue Reading