Lauren Fix, The Car Coach®, is a nationally recognized automotive expert, media guest, journalist, author, keynote speaker and television host. A trusted car expert, Lauren provides an insider?s perspective on a wide range of automotive topics and aspects, industry, consumer news and safety issues.
Lauren is an automotive contributor to Parade Magazine, Arise Global News, and NewsmaxTV and hosts regular radio segments on USA Radio DayBreak.
Lauren was the National Automotive Correspondent for Time Warner Cable and the host of their Car Coach segments airing twice a week, as well as The Weather Channel and QVC's auto expert. Lauren hosts a candid automotive segment for Newsmax TV called Pedal to the Metal which airs weekly on DirectTV and DISH Network.
Lauren is the owner and founder of Automotive Aspects, Inc., a consulting firm with a wide range of multi-media services and keynote speeches; services include media consulting, broadcast messaging strategy, public relations, events, consulting and television production.
Lauren is the author of three books: Driving Ambitions: A Complete Guide to Amateur Auto Racing, The Performance Tire and Wheel Handbook and, most recently, Lauren Fix's Guide To Loving Your Car with St. Martins Press.
She also is a juror for the esteemed North American Car & Truck of the Year Awards (NACTOY).
Lauren's broadcast experience includes Oprah, Live! With Regis and Kelly, The View, TODAY, 20/20, The Early Show, CNN, FOX News, FOX Business, MSNBC, HLN, TBS Makeover and a Movie, Inside Edition, ESPN, TBS, Discovery, Speed, and NPR to name a few. Lauren previously hosted four seasons of Talk 2 DIY Automotive on the Do-It-Yourself Network (DIY) and Female Driven on Lifetime TV.
Lauren's articles and advice have appeared in USA Today, Good Housekeeping, Redbook, Woman?s World, Esquire, First for Women, InTouch and Self to name a few.
Lauren is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the Society of Automotive Analysts (SAA) and is an ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certified technician. She inherited her love of all things automotive from her father who owned a brake remanufacturing business. Lauren has been fixing, restoring and racing cars since the age of 10. She has been advising drivers for almost all her life.
In addition to being a leader in positive consumer awareness and the automotive industry, Lauren is often asked to speak to groups around the world about her success in marketing, motivation, entrepreneurship, parenting and other lifestyle topics.
Below are a handful of Lauren's most notable awards and recognitions:
Car Care Council: 2015 Automotive Communications Award for Best YouTube Channel
Women's Industry Network (WIN): 2015 Woman of Influence
Car Care Council: 2014 Automotive Communications Award for Social Media Efforts
Car Care Council: 2014 Automotive Communications Award for Video News Release
SEMA Businesswomen's Network: 2013 Athena Award
Car Care Council: 2013 Automotive Communications Award for PR Efforts
SEMA Businesswomen's Network: 2012 Woman of the Year
Car Care Council: 2012 Automotive Communications Award for PR Efforts
Girl Scouts of America: 2010 Woman of Distinction – Entrepreneur winner
Car Care Council: 2008 Aftermarket Woman of the Year
2009 Inductee into the National Women and Transportation Hall of Fame