''Auto Bild'' is a leading
German automobile magazine
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based in
Hamburg
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, Germany.
History and profile
''Auto Bild'' was first published on the last week of February 1986.
[ The magazine is published by Axel Springer AG on a weekly basis.][ Foreign editions include France's ''Auto Plus'',]the Netherlands
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, ''Auto Bild's'' local edition is called ''AutoWeek'' and has been published since 19 January 1990.
In 2003 until 2017, the Indonesian edition was launched by Kompas Gramedia Group.
The Finnish edition of the magazine, '' Auto Bild Suomi'', was started in 2004, and is published by Fokus Media Finland. The Bulgarian version of the magazine is published under the name of ''Auto Bild Bulgaria'' which also published by Axel Springer AG.
In Spain
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, its edition is published on a weekly basis with the original name by Axel Springer AG.[ In 2008, its Romanian edition was launched by Ringier.][ On 15 November 2012, the Argentina edition was started by Grupo Veintitres which holds the license of the magazine.
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Circulation
In 2001, ''Auto Bild'' had a circulation of 792,000 copies in Germany.[ The circulation of the magazine was down to 592,245 copies in Germany in 2010, making it the fourth best selling European automobile magazine. The same year, its Spanish edition had a circulation of 32,484 copies.][ Its circulation was down to 555,500 copies in 2012 in Germany. During the second quarter of 2016, the circulation was down to 374,981 copies in the country.]
Editor-in-chiefs
* Werner Rudi Werner may refer to:
People
* Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name
Fictional characters
* Werner (comics), a German comic book character
* Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...
(1986–1988)
* Peter J. Glodschey (1986–1994)
* Peter Felske (1988–2006)
* Bernd Wieland (2006–2017)
* Tom Drechsler (2017–2023)
* Robin Hornig (2023–present)
See also
* '' Bild''
References
External links
Official site''Auto Bild de Mexico''''Auto Bild Hrvatska'', formerly Auto Blic''Auto Swiat''''AutoWeek''
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1986 establishments in West Germany
Axel Springer SE
Automobile magazines published in Germany
German-language magazines
Magazines established in 1986
Magazines published in Hamburg
Magazines published in Indonesia
Weekly magazines published in Germany
Multilingual magazines