Auto Bild Explained

Editor:Robin Hornig
Editor Title:Editor-in-Chief
Frequency:Weekly
Circulation:157,343 (Q1 2024)
Category:Automobile magazine
Company:Axel Springer AG
Country:Germany
Based:Hamburg
Language:German
Website:autobild.de
Issn:0930-7095

Auto Bild is a leading German automobile magazine based in Hamburg, Germany.[1] [2]

History and profile

Auto Bild was first published on the last week of February 1986.[3] The magazine is published by Axel Springer AG on a weekly basis.[4] The website of the magazine was started in 1996.[5] From May 2009, another magazine Auto Bild Motorsport began to appear weekly in Auto Bild.[6]

Auto Bild with its worldwide licensed editions, of which more than seven million copies are sold every month, is published in 36 countries.[5] Foreign editions include France's Auto Plus,[7] the United Kingdom's Auto Express and Turkey's Auto Show. The magazine also has a Polish edition, which is part of Axel Springer AG via its subsidiary Axel Springer Polska.[8]

In the Netherlands, Auto Bild's local edition is called AutoWeek and has been published since 19 January 1990.

In 2003 until 2017, the Indonesian edition was launched by Kompas Gramedia Group.

The Finnish edition of the magazine, Auto Bild Suomi, was started in 2004, and is published by Fokus Media Finland.[9] The Bulgarian version of the magazine is published under the name of Auto Bild Bulgaria which also published by Axel Springer AG.[10]

In Spain, its edition is published on a weekly basis with the original name by Axel Springer AG.[11] The Italian edition of the magazine, Auto Oggi, is licensed by Mondadori.[7] In 2008, its Romanian edition was launched by Ringier.[12] It is published on a bimonthly basis.[12] On 15 November 2012, the Argentina edition was started by Grupo Veintitres which holds the license of the magazine.[13]

Circulation

In 2001, Auto Bild had a circulation of 792,000 copies in Germany.[4] The circulation of the magazine was down to 592,245 copies in Germany in 2010, making it the fourth best selling European automobile magazine.[14] The same year, its Spanish edition had a circulation of 32,484 copies.[11] Its circulation was down to 555,500 copies in 2012 in Germany.[15] During the second quarter of 2016, the circulation was down to 374,981 copies in the country.[16] In first quarter of 2024, the circulation was down to 157,343 copies in the country.

Editor-in-chiefs

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Auto Bild (Germany). Publicitas. 24 May 2015. dead. https://archive.today/20170120143845/http://www.publicitas.com/home/media-solutions/media-search/media-factsheet-detail/mediadata/auto-bild-germany/?PARAM1=SH5AH1. 20 January 2017. dmy-all.
  2. Book: Western Europe 2003. 30 November 2002. Psychology Press. 978-1-85743-152-0. 294.
  3. Dick Hendrikse. Illiteracy: Threat to European Magazines?. Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management. September 1986. 15. 31 March 2015. 27 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181027143135/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-4399189/illiteracy-threat-to-european-magazines. dead.
  4. Web site: Top 50 Special Interest magazines worldwide (by circulation) . Magazine Organization. 28 March 2015. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112441/http://www.magazine.org.tw/events/school/report/wmt/50SpecialInterestMagazinesWorldwide%28bycirculation%29.pdf. 2 April 2015.
  5. Web site: International Licensing 2012/2013. Axel Springer. 29 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20140120123521/http://www.axelspringer-mediapilot.de/dl/174677/AS_License_Brochure_20120611_final.pdf. 20 January 2014. dead.
  6. News: Auto Bild Motorsport becomes Europe largest motorsports magazine. 5 June 2015. Adnative. 9 April 2009. dead. https://archive.today/20170120145718/http://www.adnative.net/global/media-news-events/news-detail/?newsid=28375&title=germany-auto-bild-motorsport-becomes-europe-largest-motorsports-magazine%23.WIIlRNPLfK6#.VXEoQWTtmko. 20 January 2017. dmy-all.
  7. Helena Hafstrand. Consumer Magazines in Transition. The Journal of Media Economics. 1995. 8. 1.
  8. Web site: Axel Springer Polska acquires the Przeglad Sportowy sports paper. Axel Springer AG. 1 April 2015. 29 June 2007. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402152837/http://www.axelspringer.de/en/presse/Axel-Springer-Polska-acquires-the-PRZEGLAD-SPORTOWY-sports-paper_152365.html. 2 April 2015 .
  9. News: Sanoma sells Auto Bild Suomi to Fokus Media Finland . 30 April 2021. Sanoma. 13 November 2014.
  10. Web site: Eastern Empires. European Federation of Journalists. 7 April 2015. Brussels. Report. June 2003. https://archive.today/20170120152250/http://archiv2.medienhilfe.ch/topics/Diversity/EFJ-EasternEmpires.pdf. 20 January 2017. dead.
  11. Web site: World magazine trends 2010/2011. Spain. FIPP. 13 April 2015. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120621140534/http://www.revistas-ari.com/attachments/209_WMT_2010_2011_Spain.pdf . 21 June 2012 .
  12. Web site: Auto Bild . Ringier . 24 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150423210513/http://www.ringier.com/en/products/romania/magazines/auto-bild . 23 April 2015 . dmy .
  13. News: Grupo Veintitres Launches Auto Bild in Argentina. 24 May 2015. FIPP. 16 November 2012.
  14. Web site: World Magazine Trends 2010/2011 . FIPP . 31 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402165145/http://www.revistas-ari.com/attachments/209_WMT_2010_2011_Europe.pdf . 2 April 2015 . dmy .
  15. Web site: Annual Report 2012. Axel Springer AG. 30 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031103/http://www.axelspringer.de/dl/14843813/Annual_Report_2012_Axel_Springer_AG.pdf. 5 March 2016. dead.
  16. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160131001628/http://www.mediaimpact.de/en/artikel/Advertising-rates-Magazines-Advertising-rates-Magazines-2016_24609292.html. Advertising rates Magazines 2016. Media Impact. 18 September 2016. 31 January 2016.

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