The Auto Writer

Nope, I’m not shutting down The Auto Writer, founded by me in February 2006. I have too much invested in this site to let it twist in the wind, with lots of traffic stopping by daily, particularly people who are reading some of my more popular archived posts.

What I am doing is changing this site’s purpose, removing it as my flagship automotive blog. Instead of daily updates here, you’ll find those updates on Auto Trends, launched by me as a companion to this site in April 2008.

Both of these sites are doing well, but I don’t have the time to maintain two of them. Plus, I’ve been wanting to publish more feature length articles online which is the direction I’m going to take with this site. Instead of regular updates, you’ll be able to find a once weekly detailed article here. That will give me time to complete my research including interviews, new product reviews and related industry news.

I’ve been tweaking Auto Trends behind the scenes since the year started and have amended my policy to accept guest posts from time to time. In addition, I’m exploring another angle, one that will raise the site’s visibility further. Thanks to your ongoing support I’m able to continue what I do which includes my automotive columnist work for two print magazines and other projects.

Look for a once weekly feature article to appear here by Wednesday or Thursday of next week.  It has been a good ride so far, so let’s continue down that road.