Member for
14 years 3 monthsJohn Goreham has been reporting on automotive news for 14 years and serves as the Vice President of the New England Motor Press Association. He is based in Metro Boston.
Publications: John Goreham has published thousands of articles and reviews at American news outlets. In addition to his work at Torque News, John Goreham is a 10-year veteran of Car Talk, where he is a staff writer, vehicle tester and reviewer, and the Car Talk Community Moderator. Prior publications by John include U.S. News and World Report, CarGurus, the Boston Globe, the Providence Journal, iSeeCars, GM-Trucks.com, Chemical Processing Magazine, and Pumps and Systems Magazine.
Education and Training: John Goreham holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts. His five-year engineering program culminated with an emphasis on electric vehicle design. In addition, John holds an undergraduate certificate in Marketing from Northeastern University. John is an active member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE int). An expert vehicle and tire tester, John is a graduate of three driving schools: The Skip Barber Performance Driving School, the Skip Barber Introduction to Racing School, and the Team O'Neil Rally School's Winter Driving School. John has track-tested hundreds of high-performance vehicles.
Work Experience: Upon graduation, John Goreham worked in the fluid handling industry as an engineer, followed by two decades of work as an engineer and director of sales and marketing in semiconductor manufacturing, biopharma, power generation, and the automotive supply chain. He was a member of management for divisions of Honeywell and Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Social Media Influencer: John Goreham is known for offering unfiltered opinions on automotive topics. You can connect with John on LinkedIn and follow his work on his personal X channel. He is also very active on TikTok, where some of his posts have earned as many as hundreds of thousands of views. John is the founder and administrator of some of Facebook's largest automotive clubs and groups.