&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Auto_Mag.JPG) The June 2008 cover of Automobile featuring a Pontiac Solstice and a Volkswagen Scirocco | |
| Editor | Mike Floyd |
|---|---|
| Categories | Automobile magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly/10 issues per year[1] |
| Total circulation (2016) | 278,238 |
| Founder | David E. Davis |
| First issue | April 1986 |
| Final issue | February 2020 |
| Company | Motor Trend Group |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Los Angeles |
| Language | American English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0894-3583 |
| OCLC | 31735584 |
Automobile was an American automobile magazine published from 1986 to 2020. It was founded in 1986 by a group of former Car and Driver employees, led by David E. Davis with support from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation,[2][3] using the credo No Boring Cars.[4]
Automobile positioned itself more broadly than the other automotive publications, an editorial theme expanded by editor David E. Davis: the magazine de-emphasized instrumented tests and elaborate technical data, instead offering subjective, experiential reports; providing in-depth review of older cars with its Collectible Classics series; and offering styling analysis with its column by former General Motors designer Robert Cumberford.[5]
In 1991 the magazine was bought by K-III Communications (later Primedia).[6] In 2007, the publication was acquired by Source Interlink (later TEN: The Enthusiast Network).[7] In 2017, it became part of Discovery Communications.[8]
In December 2019, Discovery's subsidiary TEN Publishing announced the discontinuation of Automobile.[9] Its final issue was dated February 2020.
- ^ Floyd, Mike (June 15, 2017). "Automobile Magazine Gets Bigger, Bolder, Better". Automobile. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Grimes, William (2011-03-28). "David Davis Jr. Dies at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
- ^ "Auto Magazine Founder David E. Davis Jr. Dies". SFGate. Hearst Communications. 2011-03-28.[dead link]
- ^ "David E. Davis, Jr., Automotive Journalism's "Hemingway on Wheels," Is Dead". Insideline.com. 2011-03-28.
- ^ "Top 10 National Automotive Magazines - Cision". 26 June 2013.
- ^ "K-III Bid Wins Murdoch Mags". Variety. 1991-04-29.
- ^ "Source Interlink to buy Primedia unit for $1.2 bln". Reuters. 2007-08-07.
- ^ "Discovery Communications Partners With TEN Network For Auto Portfolio". Deadline. 2017-08-03.
- ^ "Exclusive: TEN Publishing Is Shuttering 19 Car Magazines". Folio. 2019-12-06.