About Michelle Krebs
Michelle Krebs has covered the automotive industry for more than 25 years, regularly writing for publications such as The New York Times, the Detroit Free Press, Parade, Motor Trend and AutoWeek. Before starting her own business, she was staff writer for Automotive News, covering the financial beat and General Motors Corp. Krebs has written a column for Inside Line, Edmunds' high-speed online car magazine and the most-read automotive enthusiast Web site, since its launch in January 2005. In addition, she is an Adjunct Professor of Business at Detroit's College for Creative Studies. An award-winning writer, Krebs has served as president of the Automotive Press Association in Detroit and is a graduate of Syracuse University.
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- About Jesse Toprak
- Jesse Toprak is the Executive Director of Industry Analysis for Edmunds. Toprak leads a department focused on analyzing automotive market data to power both the Edmunds Web sites and the market trend products Edmunds supplies to the automotive industry. Toprak joined Edmunds in November 2000 as Senior Industry Analyst. Previously, Toprak spent seven years running several franchised dealerships in the Midwest. Toprak earned his MBA from Northern Illinois University after studying at the London School of Economics, Beloit College and Marmara University for his B.A..
- About Jessica Caldwell
- Jessica Caldwell is the Manager of Pricing and Industry Analysis at Edmunds. She has been with the company since July 2006, having come from Subaru's product planning department where she served as the Forester Car Line Manager. Earlier in her career, she was a product strategy specialist for Mitsubishi and worked in the dealership real estate division of Toyota Motor Sales, USA. Caldwell earned her BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
- About AutoObserver.com
- AutoObserver.com delivers insightful commentary on the automotive industry. Established automotive authority Michelle Krebs is the Senior Editor, and uses Edmunds' extensive data resources to produce must-read coverage of industry announcements, events, executives, marketing efforts and other buzz. Edmunds' analysts and other contributors help to round out a unique insider perspective. Content is updated daily. Comments and questions can be directed to autoobserver@edmunds.com. Visit www.carspace.com/autoobserver to subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
