Tales From the Beat: How The Media Covers The Automotive Industry

He's the author of insightful, provocative, impactful Substack publication TaasMaster Newsletter and a long time auto industry pro, including a one-time co-worker of mine during the bad old DCX days. He's  Randall McAdory and he's my guest on the latest episode of Tales From the Beat, where we take on the hot topics roiling the auto biz these days including media coverage. It's a high-energy, entertaining episode.

TTAC Creator Ed Garsten hosts " Tales from the Beat," a podcast about the automotive and media worlds. A veteran reporter and public relations operative, Garsten worked for CNN, The Associated PressThe Detroit News, Chrysler's PR department and Franco Public Relations. He is currently a senior contributor for Forbes.


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Ed Garsten, TTAC Creator
Ed Garsten, TTAC Creator

TTAC Creator Ed Garsten hosts " Tales from the Beat," a podcast about the automotive and media worlds. A veteran reporter and public relations operative, Garsten worked for CNN, The Associated Press, The Detroit News, Chrysler's PR department and Franco Public Relations. He is currently a senior contributor for Forbes.

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  • Lou_BC Lou_BC on Jun 17, 2025

    "How The Media Covers The Automotive Industry"

    Presstitutes is a common label.


    Must not bite the hand with the keys to the press fleet!

  • Kjhkjlhkjhkljh kljhjkhjklhkjh ""The 10L1000 transmissions are built by GM and vetted by Allison"" .. ewww for tranny? your not losing anything killing the brandingThe term "10L1000" refers to the Allison 10L1000 10-speed automatic transmission, used in 2020 and newer heavy-duty GM Silverado and Sierra trucks with the Duramax 6.6L diesel engine. It is a heavily modified version of a jointly developed Ford/GM 10-speed platform, engineered by Ford with Allison branding and designed to handle increased torque and offer better fuel economy compared to its predecessor, the 6-speed Allison 1000.
  • Wantahertzdonut Among my parent's friends (all engineer/teacher couples), they were friends with one couple that stood out because they were legitimately cool people. They had a 900 and I'll never forget getting a ride back from dinner on hilly roads in western NY in 1989. Everyone else had some rusty penalty box of a car, but that Saab proved to me then there's more to life than practical cars.
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  • Bd2 Did Jack Baruth bed the Allison in question and write 12 articles passively chronicling the escapade?
  • Bd2 Hey Connie do you know Thomas Kreutzer?
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