{"id":104,"date":"2015-08-27T01:14:36","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T01:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internetbrandsauto.com\/ecommerce\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2019-01-15T11:19:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T19:19:00","slug":"viknesh-vijayenthiran","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.internetbrandsauto.com\/ecommerce\/automotive-writers\/viknesh-vijayenthiran\/","title":{"rendered":"Viknesh Vijayenthiran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Editor<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/vikneshvijay\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetbrandsauto.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/social_twitter.png\" alt=\"Follow Viknesh Vijayenthiran on Twitter\" width=\"33\" height=\"33\" hspace=\"2\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vikneshvijay\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetbrandsauto.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/social_facebook.png\" alt=\"Follow Viknesh Vijayenthiran on Facebook\" width=\"33\" height=\"33\" hspace=\"2\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetbrandsauto.com\/ecommerce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/editorial_viknesh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>Vik is an Editor at Internet Brands Automotive Group and contributor for a number of sites within the Internet Brands Automotive Group network. He is a co-founder of Motor Authority and is one of Internet Brands Automotive Group\u2019s experts on performance and luxury cars. After studying in the field of software engineering, it was an unlikely move for him to dive into a career built on a passion for cars, but it was one that led to the formation of one of the most popular car sites on the Web. Vik covers around-the-clock news for Internet Brands Automotive Group, and is currently based in Germany.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetbrandsauto.com\/ecommerce\/automotive-writers\/\">back to Automotive Editorial Team<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor Vik is an Editor at Internet Brands Automotive Group and contributor for a number of sites within the Internet Brands Automotive Group network. He is a co-founder of Motor Authority and is one of Internet Brands Automotive Group\u2019s experts on performance and luxury cars. 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