📰 Magazines & Publications

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

Collector cars, classic focus; NOTE: print spin-offs Hemmings Classic Car + Muscle Machines ceased early 2025 (cost/advertiser pressures) — flagship Hemmings Motor News, hemmings.com marketplace and auctions continue

Luxury and classic cars

Golden age automotive; acquired by Hothouse Media (Magneto publisher) Dec 2023, reuniting Octane's original founders

UK buyer's guide since 1973, Haymarket Media, strong YouTube (528K+ subs), Car of the Year awards

Premium quarterly automotive journalism, launched 2019, award-winning; publisher Hothouse Media also owns Octane + Historic Motoring Awards (Dec 2023) and runs Concours on Savile Row

UK's biggest car magazine, daily news/reviews, strong web presence, 1.1M Facebook followers

World's leading performance car magazine, track days; owned by Carwow Group since Feb 2024 (Autovia acquisition, with Auto Express/Carbuyer/DrivingElectric — 15M+ monthly reach)

Women-focused automotive and motorsport news, weekly updates, global coverage

Independent US enthusiast publication (founded 2022 by ex-Jalopnik David Tracy + Jason Torchinsky with Beau Boeckmann/Galpin); membership-funded, daily output; no public traffic figure (added 2026-08-14)

Automotive legends, reviews, industry insights

Car collecting, automotive history, frank discussions

Celebrity-driven car talk, comedy

New car testing, automotive news since 2013

The Drive's weekly podcast, biggest automotive stories, launched Jan 2025

American enthusiast perspectives on automotive culture; free weekly show with extra episodes on Victoria Scott's Patreon (page "Tran Girlismo (& Victoria Scott)"); URL corrected 2026-08-20 — old patreon.com/trangirlismo now 404, vanity slug moved to /vantimevictoria (200 OK, also on Apple Podcasts/Podbean)

Independent automotive discussion, industry trends

Politics, policy, and technology driving the auto industry

Auto industry's roadmap to carbon neutrality, sustainability focus

Spanish-language podcast from coches.net (Spain's #1 used-car marketplace); launched 2025, ~monthly, 34+ episodes; automotive news + used-car market/buying segments — first ES entry in the podcast directory

One of the most popular German-language auto podcasts (since 2019, weekly): long-form interviews with racing drivers, engineers, designers and collectors from automotive history — strong classic/youngtimer relevance; first DE entry in the podcast directory (added 2026-08-22)

Sud Radio's national French Saturday auto show (10h-12h) distributed as a podcast: automotive news, practical ownership/buying advice, listener Q&A; veteran journalist Jean-Luc Moreau — first FR entry in the podcast directory (added 2026-08-22)

Italy's Radio 24 (Il Sole 24 ORE) daily automotive program (Mon-Thu 20:50 + Friday original podcast episode): sector analysis, interviews, test drives, new ownership models/e-mobility; all episodes on Spotify — first IT entry in the podcast directory (added 2026-08-22)

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