Jalopnik: Source Interlink

Hot Rod Mags Pump Up Government Fears To Boost Advertisers

Justin Hyde — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:00:00 EDT

A chain of the country's most popular auto enthusiast magazines used at least 20 of its titles to run similar stories and covers this month, all asking "CAN THEY OUTLAW HOT RODDING?" It's less about street machines than political ones. More »

High Performance Pontiac Magazine Disses High Performance Pontiac Owners

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:00:00 EDT

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High Performance Pontiac magazine might want to reconsider its implication that anyone who has a 2004-2006 Holden-based Pontiac GTO doesn't own a real one, especially given that those readers are a part of whatever subscription base they've got left. More »

Motor Trend Publisher Files For Bankruptcy, Will Privatize

Ray Wert — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:00:00 EDT

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Secretive media mogul Ron Burkle's Source Interlink, the publisher of Motor Trend, Hot Rod and Automobile filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. No word whether Angus Mackenzie's preparing for a new career in hair care. [Bloomberg] More »

Truck Trend, Sport Compact Car, Other Titles Axed By Source Interlink

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST

We've been able to confirm that both Truck Trend and Sport Compact Car magazines, august titles from the the sprawling Source Interlink automedia empire, have been killed by their publisher. Word is up to 115 employees were notified yesterday that their services would no longer be required. A former employee tells us that, if this is true, it would mean multiple titles were also canned. We've heard that many of these publications were profitable in recent years, but in a down economy it may be hard for one company to justify publishing 4Wheel Drive & Sport Utility, 4Wheel & Off-Road Four Wheeler and Off Road magazines simultaneously. No one at Source Interlink has returned our calls, so we're currently in the dark as to exactly which titles were cut. (UPDATE: We hear that Modified Luxury & Exotics also got the axe) Anyone who knows, perhaps a former employee, should feel free to drop us an anonymous comment or a tip to tips at jalopnik dot com. How does this impact Motor Trend, the jewel in Source Interlink's crown? More »