James Bell, most recently with Kelley Blue Book, is now head of Consumer Affairs for General Motors. The move east made it necessary for Bell to relinquish his post as president of the L.A.-based Motor Press Guild. (Laura Burstein succeeded him). With GM, Bell “will provide expertise on issues facing automotive consumers. He will engage… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Lane Changes
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
Autoworld Lane Changes March 2011
Jalopnik editor Ray Wert reported in an exclusive story, titled “Sellout” that The Detroit News may have sold its soul but Scott Burgess did not by abruptly resigning when the paper altered his review of the Chrysler 200 after a complaint by an advertiser. Burgess, the paper’s auto critic, was quoted by Wert, “Yes, I… Continue Reading
Changing Lanes in the Automotive World
In the absence of an auto writer at the Durham Herald Sun, Nancy Wykle will field auto news releases of interest to the North Carolina paper’s readers. She can be reached at: NWykle@heraldsun.com . . . Wayne York Kung moves from Rolls Royce Motor Cars North America where he was product communications manager to Jaguar… Continue Reading
McCandless Opens Road Reports, Stewart SEMA Editorial Director, Rueter Nissan VP Communications
John McCandless John McCandless, “the face of Toyota in Detroit” for 20 years, has retired and opened Road Reports to provide “confidential consulting to domestic and international clients in the automotive industry,” the long-time communications pro said. He became Toyota’s Midwest Regional Communications Manager in 1990 and at retirement was National Manager for Field Operations,… Continue Reading