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PR & News Is Automotive News still relevant?

ggarvin

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My Automotive News Annual Subscription Cost has gone from:

2018 - $79
2019 - $99
2020 - $119
2021 - $169
2023 - $199
2024 - $349
2025 - $499

Meanwhile, they've taken away content (buy/sell reports) and become more political and one-sided coverage (i.e. tariffs, regulations, etc).

With other competitive sources for news, blogs and information ... is Automotive News worth it? Is it still relevant?
 
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My Automotive News Annual Subscription Cost has gone from:

2018 - $79
2019 - $99
2020 - $119
2021 - $169
2023 - $199
2024 - $349
2025 - $499

Meanwhile, they've taken away content (buy/sell reports) and become more political and one-sided coverage (i.e. tariffs, regulations, etc).

With other competitive sources for news, blogs and information ... is Automotive News worth it? Is it still relevant?
I have found that a few good prompts with your favorite LLM can land all of the relevant days news in your lap pretty quickly. The same goes with getting market data. I would also suggest Car Dealership Guy News as a great free subscription. Those guys have been first to a lot of industry news lately.
 
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I have found that a few good prompts with your favorite LLM can land all of the relevant days news in your lap pretty quickly. The same goes with getting market data. I would also suggest Car Dealership Guy News as a great free subscription. Those guys have been first to a lot of industry news lately.
CDG News is excellent I think. Never miss a podcast
 

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A dealer questions whether Automotive News remains worth its steep subscription cost, which has risen from $79 in 2018 to $499 in 2025, while the publication has simultaneously reduced content and shifted toward more politically-focused coverage. Respondents suggest that free alternatives—particularly AI-powered news aggregation and Car Dealership Guy News—now provide comparable or superior value for industry professionals. The consensus indicates that traditional automotive trade publications may be losing relevance as subscription costs escalate while free and AI-powered alternatives become more competitive.

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