Auto Bild
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| Editor | Tom Drechsler |
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| Categories | Automobile magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | 374,981 (Q2 2016) |
| First issue | 23 February 1986 |
| Company | Axel Springer AG |
| Country | Germany |
| Based in | Hamburg |
| Language | German |
| Website | autobild.de |
| ISSN | 0930-7095 |
Auto Bild is a leading German automobile magazine based in Hamburg, Germany.[1][2]
History and profile
Auto Bild was first published on the last week of February 1986.[3][4] The magazine is published by Axel Springer AG on a weekly basis.[5] The website of the magazine was started in 1996.[3] From May 2009, another magazine Auto Bild Motorsport began to appear weekly in Auto Bild.[6]
Auto Bild with its worldwide licensed editions, of which more than seven million copies are sold every month, is published in 36 countries.[3] Foreign editions include France's Auto Plus,[7] the United Kingdom's Auto Express and Turkey's Auto Show. The magazine also has a Polish edition, which is part of Axel Springer AG via its subsidiary Axel Springer Polska.[8]
The Finnish edition of the magazine, Auto Bild Suomi, was started in 2004, and is published by Sanoma Magazines.[9][10] The Bulgarian version of the magazine is published under the name of Auto Bild Bulgaria which also published by Axel Springer AG.[11]
In Spain, its edition is published on a weekly basis with the original name by Axel Springer AG.[12] The Italian edition of the magazine, Auto Oggi, is licensed by Mondadori.[7] In 2008, its Romanian edition was launched by Ringier.[13] It is published on a bimonthly basis.[13] On 15 November 2012, the Argentina edition was started by Grupo Veintitres which holds the license of the magazine.[14]
Circulation
In 2001, Auto Bild had a circulation of 792,000 copies in Germany.[5] The circulation of the magazine was 592,245 copies in Germany in 2010, making it the fourth best selling European automobile magazine.[15] The same year, its Spanish edition had a circulation of 32,484 copies.[12] Its circulation was 555,500 copies in 2012 in Germany.[16] During the second quarter of 2016, the magazine had a circulation of 374,981 copies in the country.[17]
Editor-in-chiefs
- Werner Rudi (1986–1988)
- Peter J. Glodschey (1986–1994)
- Peter Felske (1988–2006)
- Bernd Wieland (2006–2017)
- Tom Drechsler (since 16 Juny 2017)
See also
References
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- ^ Western Europe 2003. Psychology Press. 30 November 2002. p. 294. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ a b c "International Licensing 2012/2013" (PDF). Axel Springer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ Dick Hendrikse (September 1986). "Illiteracy: Threat to European Magazines?". Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management. 15. Retrieved 31 March 2015. – via Questia (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Top 50 Special Interest magazines worldwide (by circulation)" (PDF). Magazine Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Auto Bild Motorsport becomes Europe largest motorsports magazine". Adnative. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ a b Helena Hafstrand (1995). "Consumer Magazines in Transition". The Journal of Media Economics. 8 (1). Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Axel Springer Polska acquires the Przeglad Sportowy sports paper". Axel Springer AG. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Jukka Pietiläinen. "Finnish mass media in the era of globalisation". Igni. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Sanoma Magazines Finland Selects Neo by Anygraaf". Anygraaf Oy. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Eastern Empires" (PDF). Brussels: European Federation of Journalists. June 2003. Archived from the original (Report) on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ a b "World magazine trends 2010/2011. Spain" (PDF). FIPP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Auto Bild". Ringier. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Grupo Veintitres Launches Auto Bild in Argentina". FIPP. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "World Magazine Trends 2010/2011" (PDF). FIPP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Annual Report 2012" (PDF). Axel Springer AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Advertising rates Magazines 2016". Media Impact. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.