Mechanical Specifications

Mechanical Requirements

  • Publication Trim Size: 10 7/8" x 14 1/2"
  • Printing: Heat-set web offset
  • Binding: Saddle stitched
  • Paper Stock: Gloss coated, 36lb., basis weight
  • Line Screen: 120-line screen recommended
  • Edit Page Size: Full page is 70 column inches:
    • 5 columns wide, 14" deep
    • Column width is 2"
  • Space sold in multiples of 1/4" per column with minimum space of one column inch
  • Bleed Ads: No extra charge for bleeds.

All advertising should be provided in a digital format.

For further instructions on how to prepare your digital advertisement and upload to Crain's Digital Ad Center, please visit our website at www.crain.com/digital_ad.

Digital Media, Proofs or Copy

  • Terry Driscoll
  • Production Department
  • Automotive News
  • 1155 Gratiot Avenue
  • Detroit, MI 48207-2997
  • Phone: 313-446-6062
  • E-mail: tdriscoll@crain.com

Insertion Orders and Correspondence

  • Send to:
  • Nancy Long
  • Sales Department
  • Automotive News
  • 1155 Gratiot Avenue
  • Detroit, MI 48207-2997
  • E-mail: nlong@autonews.com
  • Phone: 313-446-6021
  • Fax: 313-446-8030

Advertisements supplied to Crain without an acceptable color proof will be printed to SWOP standards. The Printer and/or Publisher cannot be held liable for color complaints when files are submitted without an acceptable color proof. These terms and conditions shall be deemed incorporated in every insertion order or space contract tendered to Automotive News unless modified by written agreement signed by an officer of Crain Communications (Publisher), and shall supersede any inconsistent statements in such order or contract.