A journalist’s skills. The revolution in transportation.

 

Experience.

After two decades of covering cars for leaders in automotive journalism such as Bloomberg News, Consumer Reports and the Detroit News, I’m using my expertise to help clients communicate about their work in transportation.

Vision.

Electric vehicles. Carbon emissions and climate change. Safety technologies that automate driving and prevent crashes. New forms of mobility transforming cities. I’m an expert communicator and strategist who can help make sure the widest possible audience understands and appreciates how your company or organization fits into the future of transportation.

 
 

I’ve held a variety of professional writing positions in journalism, politics and business. I’ve been responsible for social copy, covering live news in real time, meeting daily and weekly deadlines, and investigations that took months to complete.

I’ve covered politics for Congressional Quarterly, the auto industry for the Detroit News, and business for Bloomberg. My final position in journalism was lead automotive investigative reporter for Consumer Reports.

I’m based in DC, but most of my clients are elsewhere, from Detroit to Texas to Tel Aviv. I’m available to travel for longer consulting engagements.

Client Work

Defy Communications

  • Manage media relations, content and speaking opportunities on a single, high-profile account: the automotive and mobility practice of a global business consulting firm.

  • Placed interviews in Automotive News, Bloomberg, Reuters, Wall Street Journal and other premium media outlets, as well publishing OpEds and securing conference speaking slots.

CARFAX

  • Research and writing projects, including analysis of recalls to provide information to consumers.

Toyota Motor North America

  • I have been on retainer as a journalist-in-residence since 2021, providing a mix of feature writing and strategic advice on corporate communications topics.

  • I am embedded on the Mobility Communications Team, which is based at the company’s Plano, Texas North America headquarters. That team handles internal and external communications related to advanced technologies, electric vehicles, EV charging, battery development and recycling, autonomous driving, ADAS safety systems, R&D, the Collaborative Safety Research Center, and hydrogen fuel cells.

  • I also work on policy communications for the Washington office, monitoring mobility news. I provide strategic advice and counsel.

Norfolk Southern

  • Wrote series of internal communications feature stories, multiple interviews with Chief Sustainability Officer, program executives and skilled railroad workers.

Mcity

  • Completed a white paper on the University of Michigan’s automotive technology research institute’s development of a driving test for autonomous vehicles.

  • Researched and wrote feature article on the 65-year-old University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute’s work with Toyota’s 15-year-old Collaborative Safety Research Center.

Scott Fosgard Communications

  • Worked as a senior advisor for numerous technology and startup companies, including Clarios (the world’s largest auto battery supplier), Pajarito Powder (fuel cells), Upstream (cybersecurity), and three autonomous-driving technology firms: Imagry, Opsys Tech and ADASKY.

  • House of Journalists. Organized and managed on-site sponsored content programs at CES in Las Vegas and IAA in Munich. Provided housing and travel for 20-25 automotive and trucking media from the U.S. and Europe. Staged 2-3 daily news conferences at the house. Facilitated and tracked follow-up press coverage.