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Automobile (magazine)

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Automobile
The June 2008 cover of Automobile
The June 2008 cover of Automobile featuring a Pontiac Solstice and a Volkswagen Scirocco
EditorMike Floyd
CategoriesAutomobile magazine
FrequencyMonthly/10 issues per year[1]
Total circulation278,238 (2016)
FounderDavid E. Davis
First issueApril 1986 (1986-04)
Final issueFebruary 2020 (2020-02)
CompanyMotor Trend Group
CountryUnited States
Based inLos Angeles
LanguageAmerican English
Websitewww.automobilemag.com
ISSN0894-3583
OCLC31735584

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 acquired by K-III Communications (now Rent Group).[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.

Awards

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Automobile of the Year

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From 1990 to 2014, Automobile awarded their "Automobile of the Year" to one car annually.[10]

Automobile All-Stars

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In 2015, Automobile replaced their "Automobile of the Year" award with the "Automobile All-Stars", naming multiple cars on the list annually.

Design of the Year

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References

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  1. ↑ Floyd, Mike (June 15, 2017). "Automobile Magazine Gets Bigger, Bolder, Better". Automobile. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ Grimes, William (March 28, 2011). "David Davis Jr. Dies at 80". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Auto magazine founder David E. Davis Jr. dies". The San Diego Union-Tribune. March 28, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ "David E. Davis, Jr., Automotive Journalism's "Hemingway on Wheels," Is Dead". Insideline.com. March 28, 2011. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Top 10 National Automotive Magazines". Cision. June 26, 2013. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  6. ↑ "K-III Bid Wins Murdoch Mags". Variety. April 29, 1991. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Source Interlink to buy Primedia unit for $1.2 bln". Reuters. August 7, 2007. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Discovery Communications Partners With TEN Network For Auto Portfolio". Deadline. August 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Exclusive: TEN Publishing Is Shuttering 19 Car Magazines". Folio. December 6, 2019. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  10. ↑ "25 Years of Automobile of the Year". Automobile. November 18, 2013. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  11. ↑ "2015 Automobile All-Stars". Automobile. January 1, 2015. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  12. ↑ St. Antoine, Arthur (March 22, 2016). "2016 Automobile All-Stars: The Winners". Automobile. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  13. ↑ "2017 Automobile All-Stars: The Winners". Automobile. March 11, 2017. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  14. ↑ "2018 Automobile All-Stars: The Winners". Automobile. March 10, 2018. Archived from the original on January 18, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
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