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Alexa St. John

Alexa St. John

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Climate Solutions Reporter, Associated Press

Detroit

Biography

Alexa St. John is a reporter at Automotive News covering automotive suppliers, tech and mobility. Her coverage on trends in the future of mobility - including autonomous, connected, electric and shared vehicles - involves reporting for Shift, the publication’s quarterly mobility insert, contributing to the weekly mobility newsletter and occasionally working on Shift podcast. She also closely watches trends hitting the top global automotive suppliers, including R&D spending, M&A activity, supply chain visibility and more. Some of her recent work can be found here. Alexa interned at Automotive News in 2018, where she led a 10-year look-back project on the 2008 recession, which won a 2019 Neal award for best series. Alexa spent the summer of 2019 interning at the Wall Street Journal, where she covered metro New York transit and breaking news. She has also interned at Local 4/WDIV in Detroit, Mich., where she gained skills in broadcast journalism and producing. Alexa is interested in covering the automotive, health or tech industries or university student culture, and is hoping to expand her skills in data-driven journalism. Alexa graduated from the University of Michigan in May 2019 with degrees in Communication Studies and the Program in the Environment. At Michigan, Alexa was Editor-in-Chief of The Michigan Daily, the 130-year-old, independent student publication on campus.

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  • As Trump considers auto tariffs pause, parts exemptions could be key for US industry

    By Alexa St. John Verified| New Castle News Verified DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump hinted that he might temporarily relieve the auto industry from “permanent” tariffs he previously imposed on the business. The president didn't specify how long the potential pause would be or what it would entail, but the auto sector is awaiting how rules might change on 25% tariffs based on U.S. parts, if duties remain on assembled vehicles.

    By Alexa St. John Verified · New Castle News

    Apr. 18, 2025

  • Hoping to install solar? You may have a harder time due to Trump tariffs

    By Alexa St. John Verified| Sentinel and Enterprise Verified By ALEXA ST. JOHNMike Summers was eager to install solar at his home in Ohio for years, and after he finally replaced his aging roof this year, his solar contractor swung into action. His system — including 19 panels and a battery backup — went up this week, and Summers considers himself lucky. “I’m glad to have done it when I did,” said Summers, a former mayor in his city of Lakewood just west of Cleveland.

    By Alexa St. John Verified · Sentinel and Enterprise

    Apr. 18, 2025

  • As Trump considers auto tariffs pause, parts exemptions could be key for US industry

    By Alexa St. John Verified| New Castle News Verified DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump hinted that he might temporarily relieve the auto industry from “permanent” tariffs he previously imposed on the business. The president didn't specify how long the potential pause would be or what it would entail, but the auto sector is awaiting how rules might change on 25% tariffs based on U.S. parts, if duties remain on assembled vehicles.

    By Alexa St. John Verified · New Castle News

    Apr. 18, 2025

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