📰 Magazine & Publikationen

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

Official Porsche customer magazine (multi-language)

Leading German e-mobility news platform

Electric car news, models, and market coverage

Independent e-mobility magazine + daily portal (ex-Handelsblatt Media Group; management buyout by editor-in-chief Franz Rother Oct 2019)

First German-language B2C e-mobility magazine, bimonthly, independent tests and technology

Germany's #1 motorsport magazine, quarterly, historic focus, 50+ years

New Austrian premium auto/travel quarterly (launched early 2026 by CB Verlag) — fusion of AUTO-aktuell (40 years) and REISE-aktuell (30+ years); Horizont.at/medianet.at coverage

Motor Presse Stuttgart biweekly (heritage to 1953); relaunched Apr 1 2026 (issue 9/2026) as "Clever-Guide" — 100 pages at €2.99, price-performance/affordable-mobility focus incl. used-car buying advice; added 2026-08-14 (Motor Presse press release, ams coverage)

Germany's leading automotive-industry newsletter (Philipp Raasch, ex-Mercedes): weekly Sunday briefing (~5 min read) on industry transformation, EV shift and Chinese competition; 45.000+ professional readers incl. decision-makers at VW, Mercedes, BYD, Tesla, Bosch; podcast/YouTube/LinkedIn presence, Markus Lanz appearance; added 2026-08-23 (first entry from the newsletter discovery angle)

Global automotive news network

Global car news and reviews

Industry analysis, technology, supply chain; monthly digital magazine

Daily automotive industry news portal, sales data, supply chain, global coverage

Global automotive news, photos, videos; industry economics, motorsport, classics

European used car market analysis, residual values, market reports, forecasts

Germany's B2B automotive newspaper, industry news, tech, dealers, suppliers (Crain Communications)

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

700+ clubs, 230K members (URL corrected 2026-08-14 to the council's own site; previously pointed at bmwgroup-classic.com, duplicating the BMW Group Classic entry)

Official M owners hub; standalone community.bmw-m.com subdomain now 301-redirects to this bmw-m.com topics page (URL updated Aug 10 2026, old URL still forwards)

808K+ members, ~12M posts (Jul 2026), owned by VerticalScope, active model-specific subforums, hosts official BMW CCA chapter forums

Independent community

Official BMW Group-recognized umbrella of German BMW car/motorcycle clubs, founded 1997 (131 clubs at founding), member of BMW Clubs Europa — first German club entry (added 2026-08-14)

Heritage

Performance

Customization

World's largest MB club, ~30K members in 85 local sections (US/Canada, verified Jul 2026)

Official UK club

UK's biggest independent Mercedes forum — est. 2001, 158,880 members, 3.54M messages / 285K threads, posts daily (verified on-site Aug 8 2026); complements the official Mercedes-Benz Club UK with a large enthusiast/ownership community

Official AMG community

Classic 300 SL owners club since 1961 — annual convention, driving tours, tech sessions; replaces the DNS-dead 300slclub.com entry (URL corrected Jul 2026)

M100-powered flagship enthusiasts (600, 300 SEL 6.3, 450 SEL 6.9) — club hub + forums moved to m-100.co (ClubExpress); legacy m-100.cc unreachable Jul 2026

Founded 1980 (as IG Ponton-Mercedes), ~2,500 members, 40 regional Stammtische, recognized by Mercedes-Benz Heritage GmbH; 1953-1990s classics focus — directly relevant to W140-era content (added 2026-08-14)

Heritage

Performance

Luxury

Fan magazine — online magazine for MB enthusiasts since 2008, ~270K monthly readers, news/classic/tuning/community, hosts the annual "SCHÖNE STERNE" festival (added 2026-08-14)

Official, quattro Magazine

Independent community

Original quattro focus

Large forum community

Audi R8 specific

Official AUDI AG-recognized umbrella since 2003: 40+ brand clubs, 7,000+ members, also covers heritage brands (Auto Union, DKW, Horch, NSU) — first German club entry (added 2026-08-14)

Performance

Heritage

Listings

Valuation

US pricing

Valuation

Listings & Pricing

Valuation

Valuation & Vehicle Data

Global market data

Classic car market trends and predictions

Quarterly German used-car market analysis (listings, prices, demand/supply); Q2 2026: avg listing price €27,231 in June (-1.9% YoY), used-EV demand/supply ratio +93-128% YoY reaching parity with ICE for the first time, independent dealers (38%) overtook brand dealers (36%) in market share — added 2026-08-23