Caradisiac is a
French language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ...
automotive website belonging to the
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
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company Car & Boat Media.
History
Caradisiac was launched in July 2000 by Cédric Bannel. In March 2001, the site got closer to Procar. In February 2002, Caradisiac joined the Auto Forum and launched thematic channels two years later. In September 2005, Caradisiac was acquired by Spir Communication. In 2007, Caradisiac merged with LaCentrale to create Car & Boat Media.
In 2010, Spir Communication once again became a 100% shareholder of Car & Boat Media (Caradisiac.com, lacentrale.fr). In 2014,
Axel Springer SE
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takes control of Car & Boat Media by buying back 51% of the shares for 72 million
euro
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s.
References
External links
* {{official website, https://www.caradisiac.com/
Automotive websites
French companies established in 2000