George Slocum had felt for years that the auto industry needed a trade newspaper, and in 1925 he secured the financial backing to start one. Automotive News started as Automotive Daily News Slocum Publishing issued the first issue in New York on August 27, 1925, Slocum as its Detroit advertising manager. The chief backer of Automotive Daily News was Bernarr Macfadden.[4]
In 1933, Slocum purchased the other investors' interest, moved the paper to Detroit and switched from publishing fives times a week to twice a week - Wednesday and Saturday. He discarded the midweek edition in June 1938, and with the June 4 issue changed the paper's name to Automotive News. Slocum also brought down the subscription price from $6 to $4 per annum. In 1939, he changed the publication day to Monday.
Circulation was 5,000 when Slocum moved the paper to Detroit. It grew to 12,000 at the commencement of World War II, but fell to 8,748 during the war. During 1942-45, when there was no auto industry, Automotive News retained 73 percent of its circulation. From 1936, Pete Wemhoff served as the Managing Editor, Editor, Publisher and General Manager for the next 35 years.
Slocum Publishing Co, ran the publication until 1971, when Crain Communications purchased it. Keith Crain became the Publisher and Editorial Director.
Today, Automotive News is a part of Crain Communications' Automotive News Group. Keith E. Crain is the Editor-in-Chief of Automotive News and Chairman of the Board of Crain Communications. Long tenured Publisher Jason Stein stepped down in 2021 and was replaced by KC Crain.
Extensions
There are a number of different versions of the publication aimed at specific countries and regions. Automotive News Europe was started in 1996 focusing on the European auto industry.[5]Automotive News China launched in 2006 and is published in both simplified Chinese and English.[6]Automobilwoche is a print publication focusing on the German automotive industry.[7] It is distributed twice monthly on Monday and has a circulation of appx. 15,000. Automotive IT was started in 1997 focusing on the auto IT industry and solutions. Automotive News Canada launched in 2015 and focuses on the Canadian automotive industry.
Annual events
The brand hosts several annual events including:[8]
Automotive News Canada Best Dealerships To Work For
Automotive News F&I Week Online Conference
Automotive News Europe Congress
Automotive News Rising Stars
Automobilwoche Konferenz
Automotive News Retail Forum: Chicago
Automotive News Retail Forum: NADA
Automotive News Fixed Ops Journal Forum
Automotive News Leading Women Conference
Automotive News Canada Congress
Automotive News All Stars
Automotive News Canada Canadians To Watch
Automotive News Care My Cars
Online
AutoNews.com provides automotive news updates.[9] Throughout the day, visitors explore news generated using the combined resources of Automotive News, Automotive News Europe, Automotive News China, Autoweek, Bloomberg, and Reuters business news.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Automotive News is a weekly newspaper written for the automotive industry predominantly individuals corresponding with automobile manufacturers and automotive suppliers 2 Based in Detroit and owned by Crain Communications Inc Automotive News is deemed to be the newspaper of record for the automotive industry 3 The brand has a team of more than 55 editors and reporters globally Automotive NewsEditor in chiefKeith CrainCategoriesAutomotiveFrequencyWeeklyPublisherKC CrainTotal circulation 2011 57 693 1 First issueAugust 27 1925 97 years ago 1925 08 27 as Automotive Daily News CompanyCrain CommunicationsBased inDetroit Michigan U S LanguageEnglishWebsitewww wbr autonews wbr comISSN0005 1551The company has its headquarters at 1155 Gratiot Avenue in downtown Detroit Contents 1 History 2 Extensions 3 Annual events 4 Online 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditGeorge Slocum had felt for years that the auto industry needed a trade newspaper and in 1925 he secured the financial backing to start one Automotive News started as Automotive Daily News Slocum Publishing issued the first issue in New York on August 27 1925 Slocum as its Detroit advertising manager The chief backer of Automotive Daily News was Bernarr Macfadden 4 In 1933 Slocum purchased the other investors interest moved the paper to Detroit and switched from publishing fives times a week to twice a week Wednesday and Saturday He discarded the midweek edition in June 1938 and with the June 4 issue changed the paper s name to Automotive News Slocum also brought down the subscription price from 6 to 4 per annum In 1939 he changed the publication day to Monday Circulation was 5 000 when Slocum moved the paper to Detroit It grew to 12 000 at the commencement of World War II but fell to 8 748 during the war During 1942 45 when there was no auto industry Automotive News retained 73 percent of its circulation From 1936 Pete Wemhoff served as the Managing Editor Editor Publisher and General Manager for the next 35 years Slocum Publishing Co ran the publication until 1971 when Crain Communications purchased it Keith Crain became the Publisher and Editorial Director Today Automotive News is a part of Crain Communications Automotive News Group Keith E Crain is the Editor in Chief of Automotive News and Chairman of the Board of Crain Communications Long tenured Publisher Jason Stein stepped down in 2021 and was replaced by KC Crain Extensions EditThere are a number of different versions of the publication aimed at specific countries and regions Automotive News Europe was started in 1996 focusing on the European auto industry 5 Automotive News China launched in 2006 and is published in both simplified Chinese and English 6 Automobilwoche is a print publication focusing on the German automotive industry 7 It is distributed twice monthly on Monday and has a circulation of appx 15 000 Automotive IT was started in 1997 focusing on the auto IT industry and solutions Automotive News Canada launched in 2015 and focuses on the Canadian automotive industry Annual events EditThe brand hosts several annual events including 8 Automotive News World Congress Automotive News PACE Awards Automotive News LA Marketing Seminar Automotive News New York Marketing Seminar Automotive News Best Dealerships To Work For Automotive News Canada Best Dealerships To Work For Automotive News F amp I Week Online Conference Automotive News Europe Congress Automotive News Rising Stars Automobilwoche Konferenz Automotive News Retail Forum Chicago Automotive News Retail Forum NADA Automotive News Fixed Ops Journal Forum Automotive News Leading Women Conference Automotive News Canada Congress Automotive News All Stars Automotive News Canada Canadians To Watch Automotive News Care My CarsOnline EditAutoNews com provides automotive news updates 9 Throughout the day visitors explore news generated using the combined resources of Automotive News Automotive News Europe Automotive News China Autoweek Bloomberg and Reuters business news References Edit ABC Audit Bureau of Circulation June 2011 statement Lessenberry Jack October 1 2015 What happens next with UAW contract Michigan Radio Retrieved December 1 2019 automotive news canada srilankapostcard com Retrieved 2021 12 05 About Us Automotive News Europe 2018 12 04 Retrieved 2021 12 05 About us Automotive News 2018 11 07 Retrieved 2021 12 05 Automobilwoche Automobilwoche de Automobilwoche de in German Retrieved 2021 12 05 Event Listing Automotive News Automotive News Automotive News 2021 05 30 Retrieved 2021 12 05 External links EditAutomotive News homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Automotive News amp oldid 1150021529, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
