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2015 EDITORIAL CALENDAR
JANUARY - ISSUE DATE: 1/5/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 12/8/2014
MARKET CLOSE: 12/16/2014
North American International
Auto Show Preview
Behind the scenes, under the
wraps at the most significant U.S.
show
Autofile
Unique-to-Autoweek, real-world
evaluation of the latest cars, done
with our readers’ help
Technology
Cars are computers. We decipher
the code, whether it’s the
navigation system or the latest
consumer app. This piece runs
the first issue of each month.
JANUARY - ISSUE DATE: 1/19/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 12/22/2014
MARKET CLOSE: 12/29/2014
Wish List
Car passion is a lifestyle. Places
we go, the things we buy, the
people we meet, the memories
surrounding the automobile
are what makes us. Here is
OUR editors’ list of car stuff
enthusiasts should lust to own
and do. Two examples: The
world rally experience and how
to spectate at a world rally JPV.
Continental Divide Experience.
Mccluggage
Rolex 24 preview + Year in
Reverse
Movers & Shakers
Our monthly feature on the
people who will shape the car
world for years to come. Movers
& Shakers runs the second issue
of each month.
FEBRUARY - ISSUE DATE: 2/2/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 1/5/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 1/13/2015
North American International
Auto Show coverage
Right from our own backyard,
we provide news, reviews and
reveals from the show floor.
Autofile
Unique-to-Autoweek, real-world
evaluation of the latest cars, done
with our readers’ help
Consumer Electronics Show
coverage
The convergence of everyday
electronics into our cars’ cockpits
demands that we take a look at
this world.
Technology
Cars are computers. We decipher
the code, whether it’s the
navigation system or the latest
consumer app. This piece runs
the first issue of each month.
WRC preview + NHRA
preview
FEBRUARY - ISSUE DATE: 2/16/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 1/19/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 2/10/2015
2015 NASCAR preview
Movers & Shakers
Our monthly feature on the
people who will shape the car
world for years to come. Movers
& Shakers runs the second issue
of each month.
Rolex 24 race report
Full coverage of America’s
biggest pro sports-car race.
MARCH - ISSUE DATE: 3/2/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 2/2/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 2/24/2015
Geneva motor show preview
The annual automotive Swiss
“fashion show” comes to readers’
hands first.
Autofile
Unique-to-Autoweek, real-world
evaluation of the latest cars, done
with our readers’ help
Formula One + Tudor +
IndyCar season previews
Everything you need to know
about F1, and America’s premier
sports-car and open-wheel racing
series ahead of the season.
Technology
Cars are computers. We decipher
the code, whether it’s the
navigation system or the latest
consumer app. This piece runs
the first issue of each month.
MARCH - ISSUE DATE: 3/30/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 3/2/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 3/24/2015
Geneva motor show
Coverage from the Palexpo show
floor
Movers & Shakers
Our monthly feature on the
people who will shape the car
world for years to come. Movers
& Shakers runs the second issue
of each month.
New York Auto Show Preview
Big Apple Shines
Daytona 500 report
The Grand Daddy of Racing
Autofile
Unique-to-Autoweek real-world
evaluation of the latest cars, done
with our readers’ help
APRIL - ISSUE DATE: 4/13/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 3/16/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 4/7/2015
Amelia Island concours report
Spring has sprung on the
collector car world’s first
significant car meet of the year.
We cover all the beauty.
Technology
Cars are computers. We decipher
the code, whether it’s the
navigation system or the latest
consumer app. This piece runs
the first issue of each month.
12-Hours of Sebring race
report
Everything that happened at one
of the U.S.’ most storied sports
car races
FIA WEC season preview
Everything you need to know
about global sports-car racing’s
upcoming season.
APRIL - ISSUE DATE: 4/27/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 3/30/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 4/21/2015
Movers & Shakers
Our monthly feature on the
people who will shape the car
world for years to come. Movers
& Shakers runs the second issue
of each month.
Spring Gift Guide
Mother’s and Father’s Day Gift
Guide
New York auto show
Coverage from the Javits Center
show floor
Autofile
Unique-to-Autoweek, real-world
evaluation of the latest cars, done
with our readers’ help
MAY - ISSUE DATE: 5/11/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 4/13/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 5/5/2015
Shanghai Motor Show
Want to see where the auto biz
is headed? This show, now in its
16th year, is becoming a must
attend, and is one of the newest
and most-important global
automotive events.
Technology
Cars are computers. We decipher
the code, whether it’s the
navigation system or the latest
consumer app. This piece runs
the first issue of each month.
MAY - ISSUE DATE: 5/25/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 4/27/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 5/19/2015
Fitness Issue
Racing is more than just getting
behind the wheel. How drivers
and their crew stay fit.
Movers & Shakers
Our monthly feature on the
people who will shape the car
world for years to come. Movers
& Shakers runs the second issue
of each month.
Autofile
Unique-to-Autoweek, real-world
evaluation of the latest cars, done
with our readers’ help
Indy 500 preview
Everything you need to know
about America’s most famous
race.
JUNE - ISSUE DATE: 6/8/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 5/11/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 6/2/2015
Live Indy 500, NASCAR at
Charlotte, Monaco Grand Prix,
NHRA!
Full coverage of all the action
during professional racing’s
biggest weekend of the year.
Autoweek Annual Watch
Guide
Car guys love gadgets. And they
love jewelry. And watches! One
of the country’s premier watch
writers gives us a car-guy point
of view.
Technology
Cars are computers. We decipher
the code, whether it’s the
navigation system or the latest
consumer app. This piece runs
the first issue of each month.
Le Mans Preview
Who will win Sports Car’s
biggest race?
JUNE - ISSUE DATE: 6/22/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 5/25/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 6/16/2015
IndyCar Midseason Report
Where do the teams and drivers
stack up as the championship
battle reaches the halfway mark?
Movers & Shakers
Our monthly feature on the
people who will shape the car
world for years to come. Movers
& Shakers runs the second issue
of each month.
Autoweek ZF Fantasy Camp
Feature
Think of a baseball fantasy camp.
Now add horsepower! Some 20
Autoweek advisors drive sports
cars around a beautiful California
track… and write about it! The
best part: They pay to do it!
Autofile
Unique-to-Autoweek, real-world
evaluation of the latest cars, done
with our readers’ help
JULY - ISSUE DATE: 7/6/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 6/8/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 6/30/2015
24 Hours of Le Mans
Complete coverage of sports-car
racing’s Super Bowl
Technology
Cars are computers. We decipher
the code, whether it’s the
navigation system or the latest
consumer app. This piece runs
the first issue of each month.
JULY - ISSUE DATE: 7/20/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 6/22/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 7/14/2015
Movers & Shakers
Our monthly feature on the
people who will shape the car
world for years to come. Movers
& Shakers runs the second issue
of each month.
TUDOR United SportsCar,
NHRA and NASCAR
midseason reports
Which teams and drivers are hot-and which are not--at the halfway
point of the sports-car, stock-car
and drag-racing seasons? We
tell you.
2nd annual Youth Issue.
Tired of the old yarn that kids
don’t love cars? So are we. So
we reached out to young car
people looking for their stories.
Every Story written and photo
shot is by someone less than 30
years old. This is their issue.
Autofile
Unique-to-Autoweek, real-world
evaluation of the latest cars, done
with our readers’ help
AUGUST - ISSUE DATE: 8/3/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 7/6/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 7/28/2015
Preview: The Auto Week of
Elegance
Classic cars of every size and
shape--even old race cars! Come
to the Monterey, Calif., peninsula
for a celebration of the car … and
we preview every moment!
Technology
Cars are computers. We decipher
the code, whether it’s the
navigation system or the latest
consumer app. This piece runs
the first issue of each month.
Cars and Cigars
The two go together like hand in
string-back driving glove. Here we
show them off, together.
F1 + WRC Midseason reports
Who’s on-course to become F1
world champion? And who’s hot
and who’s not in international
rallying?
AUGUST - ISSUE DATE: 8/17/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 7/20/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 8/25/2015
Autofile
Unique-to-Autoweek real-world
evaluation of the latest cars, done
with our readers’ help
Movers & Shakers
Our monthly feature on the
people who shape the car world
for years to come. Movers &
Shakers runs the second issue of
each month
SEPTEMBER - ISSUE DATE: 9/14/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 8/17/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 9/8/2015
Pebble Beach
Thorough and insightful coverage
from the grounds of the Lodge at
Pebble Beach
Movers & Shakers
Our monthly feature on the
people who will shape the car
world for years to come. Movers
& Shakers runs the second issue
of each month.
Technology
Cars are computers. We decipher
the code, whether it’s the
navigation system or the latest
consumer app. This piece runs
the first issue of each month.
Autofile
Unique-to-Autoweek, real-world
evaluation of the latest cars, done
with our readers’ help
IndyCar season finale
Who won it all in the final IndyCar
race of the year?
WEC Midseason report
How is the championship
shaping up at the halfway point of
international sports-car racing’s
top series?
SEPTEMBER - ISSUE DATE: 9/28/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 8/31/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 9/22/2015
Annual Truck Buyers Guide
Everything you must know
about the latest trucks - torque,
horsepower & towing capacity
included.
consumer app. This piece runs
the first issue of each month.
Technology
Cars are computers. We decipher
the code, whether it’s the
navigation system or the latest
NASCAR Chase for the Sprint
Cup preview
How do NASCAR’s hottest
teams and drivers look heading
into another championship playoff
showdown?
OCTOBER - ISSUE DATE: 10/12/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 9/14/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 10/6/2015
Feature
Former Formula One star Jody
Scheckter today runs the largest
organic farm in Europe. Former
CART driver Randy Lewis has an
amazing vineyard in California.
So does Scott Pruett, and then
there’s Arturo Keller. This feature
chronicles Car Guys who Excel
Away from the Track
Technology
Cars are computers. We decipher
the code, whether it’s the
navigation system or the latest
consumer app. This piece runs
the first issue of each month.
Autofile
Unique-to-Autoweek, real-world
evaluation of the latest cars, done
with our readers’ help
OCTOBER - ISSUE DATE: 10/26/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 9/28/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 10/20/2015
Movers & Shakers
Our monthly feature on the
people who will shape the car
world for years to come. Movers
& Shakers runs the second issue
of each month.
Paris Motor Show Coverage
Enlightment from the City of
Light!
Annual Car Buyers Guide
A new-car handbook of all the
right cars on the market today!
Petit Le Mans
Full coverage from the
Tudor United SportsCar
Championship’s season finale.
Who came out as champions?
NOVEMBER - ISSUE DATE: 11/9/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 10/12/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 11/3/2015
Tokyo Motor Show Coverage
annual season-ending shootout
2nd Annual Do It Yourself
issue
We here at Autoweek love
working on our own cars and we
suspect you do too. This issue
inspires readers to get out in the
garage and turn some wrenches
Technology
Cars are computers. We decipher
the code, whether it’s the
navigation system or the latest
consumer app. This piece runs
the first issue of each month.
SCCA Runoffs
Complete coverage of Sports Car
Club of America amateur racing’s
Autofile
Unique-to-Autoweek, real-world
evaluation of the latest cars, done
with our readers’ help
NOVEMBER - ISSUE DATE: 11/23/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 10/26/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 11/17/2015
LA Auto Show preview
Where the car is the culture, and
the culture is the car.
Holiday watch guide
A look at trends in the automotive
lifestyle, including the best of the
best in watches
2015 SEMA event coverage
Drawing the industry’s newest
products to one place, SEMA is
the must-see trade event of the
year, and Autoweek is there to
give you the inside scoop.
Movers & Shakers
Our monthly feature on the
people who will shape the car
world for years to come. Movers
& Shakers runs the second issue
of each month.
DECEMBER - ISSUE DATE: 12/7/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 11/9/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 12/1/2015
Racing season finales
Technology
Cars are computers. We decipher
the code, whether it’s the
navigation system or the latest
consumer app. This piece runs
the first issue of each month.
Autofile
Unique-to-Autoweek, real-world
evaluation of the latest cars, done
with our readers’ help
DECEMBER - ISSUE DATE: 12/21/2015
ISSUE CLOSE: 11/23/2015
MARKET CLOSE: 12/15/2015
LA Auto Show coverage
Our editorial staff provides our
readers with content they have
grown to expect from our brand,
including but not limited to, the
hottest vehicle launches, photo
galleries and interviews with
industry executives.
F1 season finale
Who was crowned the 2015 F1
world champion?
Racing season reviews
Recapping each major series’
2015 season
Annual Best of the Best
Autoweek editors drive all the
new 2015 cars and trucks and
pick the cream of the crop.
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