Western Automotive Journalists event a big hit in the center of West Coast automotive technology.

By Brian Douglas

For the last six years, WAJ has produced an automotive technology conference, gathering journalists, automakers and technology experts together with car demonstrations and informative panels. Two years ago, we elected to ramp up our conference, moving to The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, a venue with a central location and first class meeting and display space. Continue reading →

The rules for how vehicles are made, sold, serviced, owned and integrated into a multimodal transportation system are changing and the playbook is being written at LA Auto Show’s Connected Car Expo (CCE). The award-winning auto-tech conference and trade show unites the entire ecosystem defining new mobility.

CCE is where the New Automotive Industry gets business done, unveils groundbreaking products and makes strategic announcements in front of media from around the globe. The first of three LA Auto Show Press & Trade Days, CCE 2015 will take place at the JW Marriott (across from the L.A. Convention Center) on November 17, where more than 30 expert speakers and 40 exhibitors will take center stage. Continue reading →

 August is a busy automotive month with lots of events including a full week in Monterey, it will be well worth joining us Wednesday evening, August 19th to learn about Academy of Art’s automotive design school and its collaboration with Jaguar’s future F-Type development. Fellow member and the school’s Executive Director Tom Matano will bring his Associate Director Antonio Borja to present the program.

A message from our interim President Brian Douglas:
I am pleased to announce that nominations for the 2014 – 2015 WAJ Board of Directors are now open. Any WAJ member can nominate any other WAJ member or themselves for any of the Board Positions.    Continue reading →

Ford didn’t decide to make its revolutionary move to an aluminum body in its best-selling F-150 pickups quickly–or without undertaking its most extensive testing program ever. Eric Peterson, the F-150’s marketing manager, detailed Ford’s process with what many in the industry are calling a “game-changing truck” to Western Automotive Journalists members and guests at the June 18, 2014, meeting. Continue reading →

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 30, 2013 – Ricardo Rodriguez-Long is the first Hispanic journalist in the 99 years of the organization to receive the Motorcycle Industry Council Chairman’s award, for excellence in media and outreach. Ricardo joins a select group of recipients that included in the past Mary Peters, U.S. Secretary of Transportation and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar. Continue reading →