Autoactu.com

What Autoactu.com does

Autoactu.com is a French B2B digital media company providing verified automotive industry information to professionals operating across the French automotive value chain, including vehicle constructors, distributors, rental companies, equipment suppliers, and service providers. The company operates a web-based content management and subscription platform that publishes daily automotive industry news, market analysis, and statistical data, supplemented by professional events and annual industry directories. Its core product is a daily newsletter ("La Lettre quotidienne") distributed to approximately 28,500 professionals, which functions as the primary acquisition funnel into a tiered subscription product.

The company monetizes through four streams: recurring subscriptions structured as a freemium ladder (free "Lettre", then paid "Informations" for full article and archive access, "Marché" for statistics database access, and "Club" for premium tier with preferential event pricing); display advertising in the daily newsletter; ticketed professional events including the WEBINAUTO webinar series and "Soirées Débats" debate evenings; and statistical data products sold individually or by pack. Additional revenue comes from annual publications including an organizational chart of automotive manufacturers and a directory of distribution groups, as well as used-vehicle valuation services integrated via a partnership with Indicata. Statistical data is sourced through NGC-DATA.

Autoactu.com is a privately held SAS (Société par Actions Simplifiée) with €106,900 in registered capital, headquartered in Paris (44 rue Letellier, 75015) with a secondary office in Bois-Colombes. The firm operates with approximately 10 employees and is led by Florence Lagarde, who serves as both Editorial Director and Publishing Director. The company has no disclosed institutional investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no public listing; it operates exclusively in France.

Name

Autoactu.com

Legal name

Autoactu.com SAS

Website

https://autoactu.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Autoactu.com is a French B2B digital media company delivering verified automotive industry news, registration statistics, and professional events to ~28,500 automotive professionals across constructors, distributors, rental firms, and suppliers via a tiered subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Paid Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to premium content including full article archives, statistics database, and event discounts. Four tiers available: free Lettre, and paid Informations, Marché, and Club subscriptions with 1-year terms.
2. Events and Webinars: Revenue from organizing professional automotive events including WEBINAUTO webinars and Soirées Débats. Club subscribers receive preferential pricing.
3. Advertising: Display advertising on website and in daily newsletter reaching approximately 28,500 subscribers. Includes institutional communication, brand communication, and partnership formats.
4. Statistical Data Products: Sale of statistical data products including monthly registration statistics available for purchase individually or by pack.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Autoactu.com is a French-language B2B automotive media platform that publishes daily industry news, maintains a statistical database of vehicle registration data, and organizes professional events (WEBINAUTO webinars, Soirées Débats). It monetizes via a tiered subscription model (free Lettre, paid Informations, Marché, and Club) granting progressively broader access to articles, archives, statistical analysis, and event discounts, supplemented by display advertising and sale of statistical data products.

Product overview

Autoactu.com is a B2B automotive news platform offering a tiered subscription model. The core product is the daily newsletter delivering automotive industry news, supplemented by paid subscriptions (Informations, Marché, Club) providing unlimited article access, statistical databases, and event participation. Additional products include annual publications (organizational charts, distribution group directories), webinar events (Webinauto), and used vehicle valuation services via Indicata integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lettre quotidienne d'Autoactu.com Daily email newsletter containing automotive industry news summaries and links to full articles on constructors, distributors, networks, regulations, and market trends. Targeted at automotive sector professionals.
• Abonnement Lettre Free subscription providing daily newsletter delivery via email, info alerts, and notifications about monthly statistics and events. For automotive industry professionals.
• Abonnement Informations Annual paid subscription offering unlimited access to all journal articles and complete archives since inception, plus daily newsletter and info alerts. For automotive industry professionals seeking comprehensive editorial access.
• Abonnement Marché Annual paid subscription including all Informations benefits plus unlimited access to the statistical analysis database of vehicle registration data updated monthly. For automotive professionals requiring market data.
• Abonnement Club Premium annual subscription combining all Informations and Marché benefits with preferential rates for Autoactu.com-organized events including webinars and professional meetings. For senior automotive industry professionals.
• Base de données statistiques Daily-updated automotive sector statistical database including vehicle registration statistics, market analysis data, and sector metrics, available individually or by pack or within Marché/Club subscriptions. For automotive market analysts.
• Événements Webinauto Professional automotive webinars and debate evenings (Les Lundis d'autoactu, Soirées Débats) featuring industry experts on market trends, regulations, and digital transformation. Club subscribers receive preferential pricing.
• Organigramme des constructeurs Annual print/digital publication providing organizational charts of automotive manufacturers, mapping leadership structures and corporate hierarchies. For automotive industry professionals and competitive intelligence teams.
• Annuaire des groupes de distribution Annual directory of automotive distribution groups and their suppliers, listing key industry players and business relationships. For automotive sales, distribution, and supplier professionals.
• Valeur VO par Indicata Used vehicle valuation service powered by Indicata, providing market values for used cars to help automotive professionals assess vehicle worth. For dealers, rental companies, and remarketing professionals.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WAVE (WoMen and Vehicles in Europe)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAutoactu.com supports WAVE, an association created by women working in the automotive sector. The initiative addresses all employees (men and women) of automotive industry companies including constructors, importers, equipment suppliers, distribution and repair networks, and service providers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Automotive World: Automotive World is a global B2B automotive intelligence platform combining news, reports and events for industry executives, overlapping with Autoactu.com's audience but operating at a broader geographic and portfolio scale.
• Ward's Auto: Ward's Auto is an established US-based B2B automotive intelligence provider offering news, data and rankings; comparable to Autoactu.com's B2B automotive focus from an incumbent's perspective.

Direct peers

• Just-Auto: Just-Auto is a subscription-based B2B automotive intelligence platform delivering news, analysis, and data to industry executives; its subscription model and vertical focus make it a direct peer of Autoactu.com.
• L'Argus: L'Argus is one of France's leading automotive publications covering vehicle news, used-car valuations and industry data, directly comparable to Autoactu.com in geography, vertical, and mix of news-plus-data subscription offerings.
• Automotive News Europe: Automotive News Europe is the continental edition of Automotive News, a B2B automotive trade publication offering news and analysis to industry professionals, directly comparable to Autoactu.com's professional audience and subscription-led model.
• Journal de l'Automobile: Journal de l'Automobile is a French B2B trade media outlet targeting automotive distribution and aftermarket professionals, directly comparable to Autoactu.com in audience and editorial focus.

Others

• Indicata: Indicata is the used-vehicle valuation partner integrated into Autoactu.com's Valeur VO service; comparable as an adjacent automotive-data vendor in the same ecosystem.
• Cox Automotive: Cox Automotive is a large dealer-services and automotive data provider whose data products and dealer relationships play a similar adjacent role to Autoactu.com's partnership with Indicata and NGC-DATA.

Regional players

• Caradisiac: Caradisiac is a major French consumer-facing automotive media site; comparable in category and geography to Autoactu.com but serving a consumer rather than professional audience.
• Auto Plus: Auto Plus is a French consumer automotive magazine and website covering news, tests and market information, regionally comparable to Autoactu.com but addressing general consumers rather than industry professionals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AutoactuC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCfu_uXxinevBfwPnxzgHqgQ/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/autoactucom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/autoactu
• Instagraminstagram.com/autoactuofficiel

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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