SAE Media Group™ Welcomes Sebastian Blanco as Editor-in-Chief for Magazine and Online Content

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Aug 14, 2023, 09:00 ET

WARRENDALE, Pa., Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran automotive and technology journalist Sebastian Blanco joins SAE Media Group, a subsidiary of SAE International, as Editor-in-Chief.

Blanco begins August 14, 2023, atop the masthead of the award-winning Automotive Engineering magazine and serves as Editor-in-Chief for mobility industry news content on SAE's transportation technology websites, http://www.sae.org and https://www.mobilityengineeringtech.com/.

"We are excited to add Sebastian to the SAE Media Group Team, as he moves comfortably in both the automotive and technology realms," said Bill Visnic, editorial director for SAE's Mobility Media. "His expertise and long experience are a perfect fit for SAE's Mobility Media mission to document how automotive engineering is transitioning to electrified propulsion and other advanced technologies."

Blanco has been writing about the automotive industry since 2006. His articles and reviews, many focused on the transition to electric vehicles, hybrids and hydrogen-fueled vehicles, have appeared in the The New York Times, Automotive News, WardsAuto, Reuters, Autoblog and other outlets. Blanco's first green-car media event was covering the launch of the Tesla Roadster and said he appeared "oh-so-briefly" in the "The Revenge of The Electric Car" documentary. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Autoblog Green for 11 years and as a contributing editor at InsideEVs and Car and Driver. He previously hosted the "Transmission" podcast covering automotive logistics for FreightWaves. He speaks fluent German and "is forgetting more and more of my Japanese every day."

About SAE Media Group™ (SMG)
SAE Media Group, a subsidiary of SAE International, reports the latest technology breakthroughs and design innovations to a global audience of nearly 1,000,000 engineers, researchers, and business managers. SMG provides critical information these professionals need to develop new and improved products and services.

About SAE International
SAE International is a global association committed to advancing mobility knowledge and solutions for the benefit of humanity. By engaging nearly 200,000 engineers, technical experts and volunteers, we connect and educate mobility professionals to enable safe, clean, and accessible mobility solutions. We act on two priorities: encouraging a lifetime of learning for mobility engineering professionals and setting the standards for industry engineering. We strive for a better world through the work of our philanthropic SAE Foundation, including award-winning programs like A World In Motion® and the Collegiate Design Series™. http://www.sae.org.

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