Autofil

Autofil (Autophile) is a Norwegian car magazine that was launched in fall 2002. Today it is Norway's largest independent car magazine,[1] with 11 regular issues a year plus four special issues. The magazine is based on an NRK TV program with the same name, Autofil was previously published by Se og Hør press,[2] now part of Aller Media.

Knut Skogstad was the magazine's first editor,[2] before Espen Stensrud took over as chief editor in 2008. In 2014, the magazine had a print run of 24,791 copies and a readership pf 130,000.[1] The magazine's target group is men 20 to 40 years old.[3]

Autofil launched a new website, autofil.no, at the end of March 2012. The website offers car entertainment, its own web TV channel, a new car guide, and more than a hundred used car tests.

The Autofil editorial team consists of Espen Stensrud (chief editor), Knut Arne Marcussen (journalist), Lord Arnstein Landsem (journalist), Stein Inge Stølen (multimedia journalist), and Jamieson Pothecary (art director).

The TV program with the same name was aired on NRK1 from January 2, 2001 to summer 2008[4] and was hosted by Jan Erik Larssen.[5]

According to the Norwegian Media Businesses' Association, Autofil has had the following annual print run:[6]

  • 2011: 27,219
  • 2012: 23,323
  • 2013: 24,261
  • 2014: 24,791
  • 2015: 23,371
  • 2016: 21,922

References

  1. 1 2 HSmedia: Autofil.
  2. 1 2 Arntzen, Leif-Ole. 2002. Autofil – nå også bilblad. NRK (July 30).
  3. ↑ Mediebedriftene: Autofil.
  4. ↑ Abrahamsen, Morten. 2013. Autofil tilbake på skjermen. E24 (November 14).
  5. ↑ Ekker, Bjørn. 2013. Jeg gikk i bakken. Se og Hør (April 9).
  6. ↑ Norwegian Media Businesses' Association webpage
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