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Germany's leading car magazine since 1923, comprehensive reviews and motorsport

Weekly magazine, 36 international editions, strong used car section; since **Aug 1 2026** its vehicle market (gebrauchtwagen.autobild.de) carries mobile.de's complete used-car inventory (Bild-Gruppe/mobile.de cooperation, listings also surfaced on BILD.de; day registrations + leasing planned)

Founded 1969, classic German automotive journalism

Performance-focused monthly, Motor Presse Stuttgart; content + visual relaunch with issue 05/2026 — more measurable driving dynamics, technical depth, tighter print/digital integration

Tech-focused automotive coverage from Heise Verlag

ADAC member magazine, travel and automotive

Germany's largest vehicle marketplace, 62M+ monthly visits (Mar 2026), IPO/sale dual-track targeting H2 2026 at €10B valuation; runs the **"MotorVerkauf"** C2B direct-sale product (private sellers sell to ~1,000 selected dealers or list themselves, valuation from 2M+ data points, dealer pays per-purchase fee; live at mobile.de/motorverkauf) — **CORRECTED Aug 9 2026: launched Aug 2017, NOT a mid-Aug 2026 launch**; the "2026 launch" claim was traced entirely to 2017 coverage (autohaus.de "startet im August" = 07.07.2017, kfz-betrieb = 05.07.2017, Berlin Test-Ankaufstation = 22.11.2017; no 2026-dated coverage exists anywhere); since **Aug 1 2026** supplies its complete used-car inventory to AUTO BILD's vehicle market (gebrauchtwagen.autobild.de) + BILD.de in a Bild-Gruppe reach cooperation (Autohaus.de Aug 3)

Pan-European leader, 40M+ monthly users

Formerly eBay Kleinanzeigen (rebranded 2024), large auto section

C2B used car auctions in Germany, nationwide "Sell my Car" service launched 2025; new used-car sales auction platform launch covered 2026 (Flotte.de)

Relaunched June 1 2026 as Autoland AG's digital platform, opened to third-party dealers (free listings at launch, automated feeds); positioned as AutoScout24/mobile.de challenger; new + young used + lease returns ≤3yr; new CEO Yasin Turhal; backed by Autoland (Germany's largest car discounter, 10K+ inventory)

Austria's dominant marketplace — 84.7% of AT used-car searchers use it, 65.3% of buyers find their car there (AUTO & Wirtschaft, 2026); EV inquiries ~3x in H1 2026 vs 2022; fills the long-flagged Austrian-market gap — added Aug 11 2026

Official German vehicle valuation service; integrated Kroschke online vehicle registration into SilverDAT 3 (2026)

Professional used car valuations; parent Autovista Group (J.D. Power) hit by ransomware Apr 11 2026 — services partially/fully restored per Jun 16 2026 update, full restoration not yet confirmed; NOTE Aug 19 2026: autovista.com's public service-update page (autovista.com/service-update-1/) now 301-redirects to jdpower.com/business/contact — the standalone status-page is gone, Jun 16 wording remains the last public statement (re-searched Sep 9 2026: still no newer public update); schwacke.de itself live (bot-walled to curl)

Manufacturer-recorded service history verification (€14.99/report), covers 43+ brands including BMW, Mercedes, Audi; launched April 2026

Independent EV battery-health certificates (DACH leader, ADAC "E-Test" partner, ZDK member pricing); battery guarantee product launched in Germany Jul 2026 after FR/SE pilot; certified EVs fetch up to ~10% higher prices per 10-country dealer survey; Sep 2 2026 study of 500,000+ tested used EVs: 16 of 20 models keep ≥90% SoH at 150,000 km median, but same-model spread exceeds 12 percentage points (~42 km range) — evidence that SoH is an individual-vehicle pricing variable

Dresden battery-analytics firm (founded 2019, Fraunhofer spin-off), B2B only: powers MAHLE Aftermarket's **E-HEALTH Charge** — the fastest static used-EV battery diagnosis on the market (≤15 min via the charging socket, brand-independent, SoH report for used-EV sales and lease returns) sold through MAHLE workshop equipment; also TÜV Nord, Bridgestone/Webfleet fleet monitoring. Successor path to the discontinued TÜV Rheinland/TWAICE "Battery Quick Check" JV (ended Feb 28 2025, name taken over by Hella Gutmann) — Germany's workshop-based SoH channel next to AVILOO's mail-in box

US vehicle-history leader launched in Germany **Jul 1 2026** after pilot phase — VIN-based reports (accidents, airbag deployment, odometer fraud, imports, recalls) covering nearly the entire German vehicle stock; 45B+ historical vehicle events from 30+ countries; for private buyers, business customers, and dealers

Tuning, reviews, enthusiasm; still #1 DE auto channel by subs (Motoreport ranking, 2026)

Official magazine channel

Car reviews, entertainment

Detailed reviews (EN/DE); 982K Jul 2026 (vidIQ), approaching 1M

Car tests, tuning, buying advice for a younger German audience, weekly uploads

Format change 2026: classic detailed-review format ended Apr 2026 after 13 years; since Jun 2026 runs the entertainment-focused "Ausfahrt.tv Show" (Jan Gleitsmann, 3x/week); ~2000-video review archive remains

General German car forum; owned by Gutefrage.net GmbH (Müller Medien) since Oct 2023, 63M+ posts across 788 forums, active (verified Jul 18 2026)

German EV forum with charging map, active community

One of the largest German-language BMW communities: ~315K members, 386K topics, 3.13M posts; forum + club directory + tuning/maintenance knowledge base (added 2026-08-14)

Official US club

Official European umbrella organization — 200+ registered clubs, ~19K members in ~30 countries; URL corrected Jul 2026 (old bmwclubeuropa.org DNS-dead)

Official UK club (founded 1951, largest BMW club in the UK); domain moved from bmwcarclubgb.co.uk (old apex now 301s to the .uk site, old www host hangs) — URL corrected 2026-09-20

Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens — the worldwide historic-vehicle authority, founded 1966: 85 national federations/clubs across 70 countries representing 1.6M+ enthusiasts; FIA-partnered; defines the "historic vehicle" standard (30+ years) and issues FIVA ID cards (added 2026-09-14; 200 OK)

Fédération Française des Véhicules d'Époque — France's classic-vehicle federation (reconnue d'utilité publique): 1,545 member clubs/professionals representing 800,000+ vehicles; issues the attestations required for French "carte grise collection" registration (added 2026-09-14; 200 OK)

Automotoclub Storico Italiano — Italy's classic-vehicle federation and FIVA member, founded 1966 (merger of Veteran Car Club d'Italia and FIAE): 263 federated + 38 adherent clubs representing ~202,000 historic-vehicle enthusiasts; issues certificazione auto storiche (added 2026-09-15; 200 OK)

Federación Española de Vehículos Antiguos — Spain's classic-vehicle federation and FIVA national authority (ANF), founded 1993: 300+ member entities (clubs, museums, foundations) representing ~50,000 historic-vehicle owners; issues FIVA ID cards and regulates non-sporting historic events in Spain (added 2026-09-15; 200 OK)

Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs — the UK's historic-vehicle federation and FIVA national authority (ANF), founded 23 Jul 1988 (HVCC+CVCC merger, UK FIVA representative since inception): 550+ member clubs, museums and organisations representing 250,000+ enthusiasts — the largest body of its kind worldwide and FIVA's largest single member; UK authority for FIVA ID cards; lobbies UK and EU legislators on the freedom to use 30+ year historic vehicles (added 2026-09-16; 200 OK)