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Top 25 Automotive media companies based in the United States

Name: Automotive media companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 404 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 404 automotive media companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 18,168 professional contacts across them, including 7,577 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers automotive media companies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest automotive media companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 404 automotive media companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to automotive media companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	COX Automotive INC	Partial evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	8,503 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cox Automotive is the world’s largest automotive services and technology provider.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Cars Commerce	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,311 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cars Commerce is an audience-driven technology company empowering automotive that simplifies everything about buying and selling cars.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Automotive News	Partial evidence	Detroit, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	n/a	1,196 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Automotive News is the nation's pre-eminent news source covering the automotive industry serving vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, dealers, marketers, and others allied with the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	Wheel Pros	Partial evidence	Greenwood Village, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	418 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1995, Wheel Pros serves the automotive enthusiast industry with a wide selection of vehicle enhancements from its portfolio of lifestyle brands, including…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Martin Retail Group	Partial evidence	Birmingham, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	369 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Martin Retail Group has served the automotive industry for more than 40 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Active Interest Media	Partial evidence	Des Moines, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	231 contacts →
	Partial evidence “One of the world’s largest enthusiast media companies, Active Interest Media (aimmedia.com) produces leading consumer and trade events, websites, magazines, and TV shows that…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Target Media Partners	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	197 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Target Media Partners (TMP) is dedicated to helping auto dealerships and other SMBs grow their business through our mix of digital advertising solutions, and we are the only media…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	Motorsport Network	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	196 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Motorsport Network is a global media company focused on racing and automotive coverage.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	Classified Ventures	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	180 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Classified Ventures, LLC (call us CV) owns and operates the award-winning Cars.com.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Hoonigan	Indirect evidence	Greenwood Village, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	158 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We’ve run the gamut on virtually everything you can do with an automobile.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	CAR Dealership GUY	Strong evidence	Dover, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	132 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Car Dealership Guy is the leading media platform in automotive retail, delivering news, content, and insights that help dealers and industry professionals stay informed and ahead.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	Automobile Magazine	Indirect evidence	El Segundo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	130 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Somewhere, right now, there's an amazing new car, or a great travel adventure, or an empty road.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	Driveshopusa	Partial evidence	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	128 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Fleet Management - Media Placements - Content Engine - Creator Marketing - Driving Experiences We partner with the world's leading automakers and agencies to provide marketing and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	Babcox Media	Partial evidence	Akron, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	96 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Babcox Media is a business-to-business media and information services company serving the auto dealer, auto care, tire, performance, commercial trucking, powersports and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	Kalmbach Media	Partial evidence	Waukesha, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	91 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AT KALMBACH MEDIA CO, our mission was to be a leader in entertaining, informing, and inspiring our customers by creating and delivering high-quality media and related services in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Hearst Autos	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	91 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At the center of all-things-auto at Hearst, we produce content, products, and consumer experiences through iconic brands Car and Driver and Road & Track – and offer automotive…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Recurrent	Indirect evidence	Miami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	90 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Recurrent Ventures Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	Otscon INC	Partial evidence	Columbia, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	84 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Otscon Inc is an Automotive company located in 50 N Rangeline Rd, Columbia, Missouri, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Powernation Studios	Strong evidence	Franklin, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	79 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Based in Franklin, Tenn, PowerNation Studios is a full-service television marketing and media company specializing in automotive content.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	Izmocars	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	79 contacts →
	Partial evidence “izmocars is a leading provider of Automotive Business Solutions including: Website and Online Marketing Solutions, Enterprise-level Automotive CRM, and iConsult Sales Performance…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	Dataone Software	Partial evidence	Beverly, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	78 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since its founding in DataOne Software has continued to expand solutions and scope in order to fulfill unique needs in the automotive marketplace.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Tire Business	Partial evidence	Cuyahoga Falls, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	77 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1983, Tire Business is an award-winning newsmagazine written for independent tire dealers and others in the tire and automotive service industries and automotive…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Ifrog Marketing Solutions	Partial evidence	Easton, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	68 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We're Born in a Dealership®, and automotive is in our DNA.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	Donut Media	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	67 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Donut Media has been making car culture pop culture with fresh, engaging content that sparks conversations and builds community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Netlook	Indirect evidence	Jacksonville, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	61 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “NetLook, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: automotive media companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names automotive media companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of automotive media companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name automotive media companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Automotive media companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

41.7%Verified-email coverage

45.0Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

3.7%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

240

11-50

103

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 404 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among automotive media companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “automotive media companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names automotive media companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among automotive media companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 7,577 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names automotive media companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many automotive media companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 404 automotive media companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

COX Automotive INC, headquartered in Atlanta, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most automotive media companies?

Los Angeles leads with 15 headquartered companies, followed by New York (10) and Detroit (9).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 7,577 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 404 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.