Ressources

Since 1950, pioneered real-world testing

Weekly, best-selling in France

Since 1946, 1.2M monthly readers

Weekly motorsport focus

Electric and hybrid focus

Web arm of M6's "Turbo" — France's flagship TV auto magazine (since 1988, ~1.2M weekly viewers, most-watched auto magazine on French TV) — news, essais, comparatifs + practical buying/maintenance/insurance advice; ~1.9-2.6M monthly visits, top-900 FR site (Semrush Jun 2026); turbo.fr 200 OK — added 2026-09-07 (Sep 6 coverage-gap note)

#1 in France, 700K+ cars, 12M+ monthly users; paid listings active since Apr 2025 (2 free/12 months, 3rd listing €79.90, ~10% of sellers affected); best June in 5 years (~110M visits, Jun 2026) despite FR used market −5% in Q2 2026; petrol overtook diesel as top-searched fuel for the first time in 20 years; integrated ChatGPT (OpenAI) as consumer research/decision aid alongside Aramisauto (journalauto H1 2026 review — separate from the OLX AutoGPT program)

#2, owned by OLX/Prosus since Nov 2025 (€1.1B); new president Guillaume-Henri Blanchet since May 1 2026; launched used car leasing Oct 2025 + a B2B dealer-sourcing marketplace; pivoting to an "agentic AI platform" (12 AI agents in development, Auto-Infos/Prosus); OLX AutoGPT integration rollout still pending

France's #2 general classifieds; auto section 2.2M+ monthly visitors / ~145K listings (Jul 2026); fully acquired by Groupe Arche Sep 30 2025 ("Convergence" tie-up with Bien'ici)

European network

Polish marketplace with live OLX AutoGPT integration (ChatGPT-based AI assistant); also live on Standvirtual (PT) and Autovit.ro (RO); LaCentrale (FR) rollout still pending

Belgium's leading general classifieds (Adevinta; 2ememain = FR-language brand, 2dehands.be = NL); car section ~105K listings, ~60% from ~3,200 professional dealers, ~1.2M monthly visitors to the auto section (~3M platform-wide) — the main C2C used-car channel for Wallonia and Brussels — added 2026-10-02 (200 OK)

French standard for car values; returned to print Jul 4 2026 after a 6-year absence (180-page new-car buying guide + refreshed Cote Argus covering 10,000+ models 2018-2025)

Used car valuations

European used-car pricing/cotation leader since 2004 (Stellantis majority shareholder since 2017); 5,000 customer sales points in 22 countries; free consumer cote, routinely cited top-3 FR alongside Argus and La Centrale (added 2026-08-14; corporate.autobiz.com)

Official free Ministère de l'Intérieur history service for French-registered vehicles: owner changes, declared accidents, contrôle-technique history with recorded mileage, administrative situation (gage/opposition/theft); source of the certificat de situation administrative required for every sale (added 2026-09-05; 200 OK)

French EV battery-health certificate specialist (Paris; ex-La Belle Batterie/Batteries For People, founder-chairman Guillaume Hébert): CARA "Battery Health Check Approved" since 2023, sub-2-minute multi-brand diagnosis covering 90%+ of the European EV fleet, provider of Renault's certificat batterie; partners incl. Engie, France Autotech and Autocenter Goeder (LU distribution) — the FR analog of the tracked AVILOO (added 2026-09-06; 200 OK)

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

#1 French influencer, luxury cars (2.82M Jul 2026, HypeAuditor #1 FR; 5.3M+ Instagram)

Ended Dec 2023, archive accessible (2.42M subs Oct 2026; URL switched to the channel ID 2026-10-04 because the @Vilebrequin handle route now 404s although the channel still lists it as its vanity URL); dispute ESCALATED Jun-Jul 2026 — Chabrier announced defamation proceedings against Levy and stated he intends to quit YouTube permanently citing financial difficulties; no takedown of the archive reported

Gumball 3000, exotic car adventures

Dealer insights

News and reviews

#1 ranked French auto (Jan 2026)

BMW (French), long-established; regional meets, partner program (no public member metrics)

BMW (French), ~23K members, long-established

Mercedes-Benz (French), long-established

Audi (French), long-established

Official US club

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

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)