Aaron Bragman

About

Aaron Bragman joined the editorial staff of Cars.com in December 2012 as Detroit Bureau Chief, covering the region's auto industry happenings, press conferences, vehicle reviews, news, and information for consumers. His writings appear online and in print, in the automotive section of newspapers across the country, including the Washington Post, LA Times, and Chicago Tribune, and his video reviews are quite popular on YouTube.Prior to this, Aaron was a senior analyst at IHS Automotive from 2006 to 2012, covering North and South America for the company's World Markets Automotive service, writing a daily update of news, events, interviews, product introduction summaries, special research reports, and company profiles that goes out to thousands of subscribers worldwide. Before IHS, Aaron worked as a Production Purchasing Buyer at Nissan North America in Farmington Hills, Michigan, from 2003-2006. He was responsible for overseeing audio, video, and navigation systems for North American-made Nissan vehicles. Aaron began his automotive career at German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH, as a Commercial Platform Manager overseeing the brake system programs for the Nissan Titan/Armada, Acura MDX, and Ford V184/5 Transit at various points. Aaron earned his MBA at Wayne State University in Detroit, focusing on Corporate Strategy, and received a Bachelor of General Studies from the University of Michigan, with concentrations in International Marketing, Communications, and French language. He was a member of the University of Michigan Solar Car Team for all four years of his college career, acting as its Administrative Director and Race Manager for Sunrayce '97. Aaron is fluent in French, and speaks Spanish, German, and Japanese in varying degrees of proficiency. In his spare time, he enjoys travel, motorcycles, cooking, brewing his own beer, and reading good sci-fi novels. Aaron lives with his husband in Ann Arbor, Michigan.Specialties: Automotive product review, creative writing, corporate strategy analysis.