Resources

Since 1955, "10Best" awards, US focus

Since 1947, Hearst Magazines, bi-monthly premium format

Data-driven testing, TV and YouTube; acquired by Hearst Magazines from WBD (Dec 2024)

World's oldest car magazine, since 1895

BBC brand, entertainment focus

"No Boring Cars" philosophy; now under Hearst with Car and Driver, Road & Track, Motor Trend

Since 1926, US standard for car values; launched "Kelley Blue Book Homes" home-valuation platform Jul 7 2026 (10 US states, nationwide Q1 2027) — brand diversification beyond automotive (Inman, realestatenews.com)

Since 1966, independent pricing

Formerly NADA Guides — fully rebranded to J.D. Power Values (nadaguides.com now redirects to J.D. Power); dealer-focused NADA-based used values (cars, plus RV/boat verticals under jdpower.com)

AI-powered PriceVantage (Dec 2025), exited wholesale (CarOffer wound down), pivoted to AI SaaS; mandatory dealer fee disclosure from **Jul 14 2026** — IMV + Deal Ratings now computed on all-in price incl. fees, non-disclosing listings demoted to "no rating" (follows FTC transparency push, 97 dealer warning letters Mar 2026); stock +3.7% on announcement; policy **in effect since Jul 14** — "No Rating" demotion live, consumer transparency badging + dedicated all-in-price search filter rolled out; **Q2 2026 (reported Aug 6): revenue $251M (+13% YoY, above guidance midpoint), adj. EPS $0.66 (beat $0.61 est.), adj. EBITDA $84.7M (33.8% margin), GAAP net income $49.2M; Q3 guided ~$256M (0.7% below est.); $29.2M buybacks in Q2 (30%+ of shares repurchased since Dec 2022); stock rose — first full quarter under the all-in-price policy, int'l + dealer add-on momentum cited**

Large US marketplace (Cars Commerce); new CEO Tobias Hartmann (ex-Scout24) effective Jan 15 2026, succeeding Alex Vetter; Jan 2026 dealer product wave — AI video solution, vehicle shipping/delivery options, integrated wholesale for aging inventory (PR Newswire); owns DealerClub (acquired Feb 2025) — reputation-based dealer-to-dealer wholesale auction

US classifieds leader

Transformer-based AI valuation, 1.2B data points, independently validated; Car Dealer "Product Innovation 2026" award (AI valuations/depreciation/ownership-cost tool)

AI valuation in 60s with live market comps, image analysis, VIN data; repositioned around "Vini AI" conversational agent (2026)

AI appraisal with Profit Predictor, ML retrains monthly on millions of transactions

AI valuation (EvalExpert), 1,200+ showrooms in 14 countries, 1 in 3 AU used cars analysed, $25B+ valued annually; acquired by Emergence Software Feb 2026; **URL corrected Aug 5 2026** — official site now algodriven.xyz (algodriven.com TLS-dead, connection fails on www + apex)

AI-native used EV marketplace, $31M Series A (Feb 2026), $100M total funding, Eclipse-backed, full-stack auto retail

EV-first wholesale marketplace, $20M Series A (Feb 2026), battery health intelligence, 600+ dealers

Car culture, "Up To Speed" series (rebranded from Donut Media)

Official BBC channel

"Quirks and features", Doug Score, Cars & Bids (5M+ as of Apr 2026)

Technical explanations

Canadian, real-world reviews; Thomas Holland & James Engelsman confirmed as Grand Tour hosts (with Francis Bourgeois), 6 episodes on Prime Video 2026

UK car retailer channel, car reviews & buyer advice, 25M+ views, 340K+ hours watch time, doubled subs in 12 months

BMW general; 806K+ members, 35M+ posts, 3M threads — verified active Jul 2026

BMW modern models — self-described largest BMW discussion community, est. 2007; ~800K registered users, 3.5M threads, 45M posts (third-party figures; site 403-bot-walled, on-site verification pending); runs the model-specific network (F30Post, G80 Bimmerpost, xBimmers X3) + BMW news blog — fills the modern-BMW gap next to older-models-skewed Bimmerforums; added Aug 9 2026

BMW E46 3-Series

BMW M5 models

Mercedes-Benz general

Mercedes-Benz and AMG