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Hannah Lutz
Director of the Tech & Innovation team for Automotive News
hlutz@crain.com
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Hannah Lutz is director of the tech and innovation team at Automotive News. Lutz primarily covers the electric vehicle ecosystem. She is also a member of the Automotive News editorial board. Lutz has covered some of the biggest industry trends and largest automakers and dealership groups, including General Motors and AutoNation, since 2014. She graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.

Latest from Hannah Lutz

LG Energy’s Bob Lee navigates toward a sustainable future for the battery industry

Bob Lee, the North American president of LG Energy Solution, details how the ongoing tariff turmoil has both helped and hindered the company’s long-term planning efforts amid a changing EV environment.

Successive court rulings sow confusion over tariffs on some auto components

Many automotive components have been subject to the global reciprocal and trafficking tariffs. Conflicting court rulings throw those tariffs into doubt.

Public EV charger performance improves significantly for the 1st time in years

Public charger performance has been a sore point the industry is working to mend. It’s also becoming more important to companies’ balance sheets.

Hyundai’s Claudia Marquez on leadership, unlikely journey in auto industry

Hyundai Motor America COO Claudia Marquez talks about her unexpected rise through automotive leadership and her approach to leadership in 2025. U.S. automakers want preferential tariffs for Canada and Mexico over the U.K. Plus, Japan’s auto industry asks for emergency stimulus and a tariff breakthrough.

2025 100 Leading Women: Aruna Anand

The changes that have happened in the last three, four years are tremendous compared to what happened in the last 20 years, said Aruna Anand, President & CEO, Automotive of Continental N.A.

2025 100 Leading Women: Siyu Huang

Siyu Huang's big break came when she decided to spin off a side project.

2025 100 Leading Women: Celina Mikolajczak

Celina Mikolajczak's career took off when she became an expert on why cells go boom.

2025 100 Leading Women: Pamela Fletcher

Pamela Fletcher was hooked early on the adrenaline rush, sound and smell of cars.

Column: Auto industry embraces tariff relief and will push for more

Auto industry embraces tariff relief and will push for more.

GM could take $5 billion tariff hit; Cox Automotive analyzes Trump’s changes

General Motors says tariffs could have up to a $5 billion impact this year as it cuts its 2025 profit forecast. Ford CEO Jim Farley says Trump’s import duty changes don’t do enough. Plus, Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke and the company’s executive analyst, Erin Keating, talk about the likely impacts of the latest tariff moves on the industry.

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