Marty oversees editorial across High Gear Media’s portfolio of automotive destinations. Born in 1969, Marty is a native of Washington, D.C., an honors graduate of Duke University, and a former editor at Car and Driver. Marty is a 20-year veteran journalist, with other writing credits at AutoTrader, Stuff, Outside and BusinessWeek, as well as the author of three books. In addition to his work at HGM, Marty is a juror for the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. While you’re reading this, he’s on his iPhone keeping track of what’s going on in the car world.

Bengt Halvorson oversees HGM’s meta review coverage, and reports on consumer safety, environmental issues and in-car technology. Halvorson is a Michigan native and honed his car-connoisseur chops at Car and Driver while still attending the University of Michigan. He then wrote for the British enthusiast magazine Autocar before becoming an editor at Automobile Magazine. Halvorson lives on the West Coast, calling evergreen Portland home. In addition to his work at HGM, he’s also consulted on powertrain technology; managed special issues and tracked collector-car prices at Sports Car Market; and written for Cargo, Time, Forbes.com, Forbes Autos among other publications.

John oversees High Gear Media’s green editorial having covered advanced auto technologies and energy policy for various print, online, and radio outlets, including Wired, Popular Science, IEEE Spectrum, HybridCars.com, and Portfolio.com. His radio segments on auto technology are syndicated through Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and he provides car commentary for National Public Radio shows and Sirius Satellite Radio. Voelcker has driven fuel-cell vehicles from six different automakers and electric cars from even more. John received a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and splits his time between the Catskill Mountains and New York City.

Nelson reviews cars and covers the hottest topics in luxury and performance cars, car culture, and breaking news primarily on High Gear’s luxury destination, MotorAuthority.com. Born and raised in California but now transplanted to Arkansas, Ireson has a law degree from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and is accredited to practice in the state, though he’s voluntarily inactive. Nelson also holds a degree in Speech Communication from Arkansas State University. His path to the automotive world wasn’t a direct one, but his love of cars, speed, and driving ultimately won out. When he manages to come up for air, Ireson is reviewing cars, driving them fast at road courses and autocrosses, navigating rallies, or working on making himself and his car faster.

Vik is an Editor at High Gear Media and contributor for a number of sites within the High Gear Media network. He was a co-founder of MotorAuthority.com and is one of High Gear Media’s experts on performance and luxury cars. Graduating from Sydney University with Bachelor degrees in Software Engineering and Commerce, it was an unlikely move for him to dive into a career built on a passion for cars, but it was one that led to the formation of one of the most popular car sites on the Web. Vik covers around-the-clock news for High Gear Media, with a particular focus on spy shots.

Richard Read is a car writer, covering marketing, technology, social media, and other auto industry topics for High Gear Media. With a background in marketing and development, he’s particularly interested in branding, public relations, and new media, as well as pop culture and, of course, cars. He’s written for Gawker, Fodors, and other outlets, both on the web and in print. In his spare time, Richard is a marketing consultant, with a focus on small companies and nonprofits. Born in Laurel, Mississippi, he holds degrees from Millsaps College, Tulane University, and the University of New Orleans. He lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Jonathan McGrew has had a steering wheel in his hands since before he could walk. It was inevitable that he would start racing, earning recognition as an SCCA F Production racer in his MGB-GT. Even when the MGB is off the track under repair, there is a silver Hyundai Elantra that assuages the racing bug during SCCA Rally Cross season. Jonathan is a graduate in Business Marketing from the University of Colorado in Denver, the lead graphic artist for a major printing hardware vendor, and a budding entrepreneur as he begins his car journalism and blogging career and nurtures McGrewGroup Designs. Jonathan lives in Denver, Colorado with assorted cars and a motorcycle, a partner, and a one-eyed Husky named Jack.

Peter Loeser is an automotive blogger and recent addition to the High Gear Media team at FutureCarReports.com. Since completing his BSME at Cedarville University in 2007, he has worked as a design engineer for an automotive OEM supplier. An insatiable curiosity for all things automotive has inspired him to dig deeper into the industry and community that surrounds it. Peter is a product of New Jersey, but he and his wife Aimee now enjoy the quiet countryside of western Ohio. In his spare time, he enjoys hanging out with friends and family, cycling, listening to music, and tinkering.

Kinder is a regular contributor to High Gear Media, commenting on the automotive business and specializing in marketing and advertising. Born, raised, and employed in the Detroit area for more years than he’d like to admit, Kinder was directly involved in automotive marketing and advertising, and over the years became a student of the business, its glories and foibles. He brings his in-depth understanding of the automotive business and how it works (or doesn’t), enlivened by an entertaining style.

Tim Healey was formerly an associate editor at Consumer Guide Automotive in Chicago. Before that he worked in the automotive industry as a service consultant for several different dealerships. Tim has a Master’s of Arts in Journalism from DePaul University in Chicago and in his spare time enjoys the Chicago White Sox, running, and exploring Chicago. The 29-year old grew up in suburban Chicago and claims his first word was “’Vette,” as in “Corvette.” He’s been around the industry in one capacity or another for most of his life, and he feels most at home behind the wheel of something fun and sporty on a suburban back road on a lazy summer day.

James is developing a new car site with High Gear Media. James initially started working as a Service Advisor for Ford Dealerships so he could hone his technical knowledge before embarking on his automotive journalism career. After seeing Ford through the Firestone tire recall he moved on to Automotive.com where he did both writing and layout work for sites like Truckinweb.com and Offroad.com.