Hoovey689

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Fortune ranks 10 most powerful women in autos

mmarshall

How about Jean Jennings? She is Editor-in-Chief of AUTOMOBILE magazine, a widely-read publication (I read it myself...among others).



Famed racing driver Denise McCluggage, IMO, has also probably earned a spot on that list. She does a regular column called "Drive, She Said".

pbm317

This list seems like it's people actually in the industry and then one motorsports athlete. Not journalists.

Hoovey689

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But Jean Jennings is only associated with "cars" via publication. I doubt she even drives the cars they review. Everyone else actually works for a company that produces cars or uses them in motorsports. In the end Automobile is just a publication

whoster

I'd say she's a pretty keen driver and a stronger enthusiast than even most people on forums.

Hoovey689

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That's good that she's knowledgeable but that really doesn't hold any "power" when ranking women in the automotive industry - which the publication may be associated with but not part of the industry.

mmarshall

The auto press is quite powerful in the influence of auto design these days. We see that every day in the design of so many new cars that are sport-oriented...they are the main reason so many cars, today, including family sedans, have firm (even stiff) suspensions, low-profile tires, rakish rooflines, and Hold-Your-Butt-in-Corner seats.

LexBob2

Or you could argue the automotive press merely reflects the tastes and preferences of todays car buying public.

mmarshall

I respect your opinion, but I don't quite see it that way. Most of the best-selling vehicles in the American market (Camry, Accord, Corolla, Civic, Cruze, Altima, F-150, Silverado, etc.....) are (relatively) non-sport oriented........vehicles that the auto press generally finds "boring". And, over the years, very few of the many people I've helped shop with for new/used cars have really really cared much about 0-60/quarter-mile times or cornering/skidpad/braking figures. Their main quests have been quality, versatility, and a good price.

Of course, I realize that begs the question of why I brought up Jean Jennings and Denice McCluggage not being included on the list. True, most car-buyers, today, probably don't prefer the same type of sport-oriented cars that those two do. But Jean and Denise do seem to be two of the more well-known women in the auto press...and the auto press, today, clearly has effect on the design of new cars more than their actual numbers would justify.