The Auto Channel
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
Official Website of the New Car Buyer

The Auto Channel “No popups. No tracking. No ads. Just real car content.”


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No Misleading,Impact Reducing Competitive Conquest Ads, No popups. No tracking. Just Award Winning Long Time (Since 1996) Published And Vetted Automotive Content

The Auto Channel (the inventor of rotating ad banners in 1996) has listened to our audience and removed junky click bait and disgusting, disrespectful banner ads to become the first Banner-Ad Free Automotive Site

Faster pages. No distractions. Reader Respect-first.

Why we removed ads

  • Pages load faster and read cleaner
  • No autoplay videos, popups, or sticky banners
  • More time and space for for real reviews, research tools and news

What stays (and gets better)

  • The same million-page automotive library you rely on
  • Honest, experi reviews and comparisons
  • Privacy-respecting browsing—no tracking beacons or cookie walls

How we’ll sustain the work

We’re shifting to direct sponsorships, partnerships, and project-based support that won't interrupt the readers experience.

After The Auto Channel has published your basic press release for free, for a one time charge of $195 you can convert the Basic "Press Release" into a powerful long-tailed "Sales Release" by lighting-up helpful and relevant sales message links (up to four), video (up to three) and images (up to four) and supercharge it into an Impactful SEO and AI searchable Sales Release in-perpetuity

What this is

A simple $195 one-time upgrade that extends the reach and shelf-life of a release already live on TheAutoChannel.com.

Who it’s for

Brands, agencies, PR teams, and publishers who want more discovery, more context, and longer-term value from an already-published release.

What you get (summary)

  • Mapping + links + context - Internal topic/category mapping to every relevant section on TheAutoChannel.com.
  • Up to 3 editorial links (to your site, product pages, newsroom, docs, etc.)
  • Optional YouTube embed
  • Optional cleared images

Internal topic/category mapping (details)

We place your release into all applicable topic silos (brand, segment, powertrain, technology, safety, motorsports, market, etc.) so it surfaces across TACH’s relevant sections.

Up to 3 editorial links (details)

We add up to three editorial do-follow links to valuable destinations (e.g., official product page, newsroom, PDF spec sheet). No affiliate links; purely informational.

Optional YouTube embed

Supply a YouTube URL (or we’ll use your official channel). We’ll embed it in the release entry.

Optional cleared images

Provide up to 3 cleared images. We’ll include captions/credits you specify.

Google News & distribution references

Google News: TheAutoChannel.com has been a Google News source since 2002. Your upgraded release benefits from our long-running news presence and deep archive.

Distribution sources we monitor: PR Newswire, Business Wire, and other recognized press release distributors.

How it works

  1. We locate your already-published release on TACH.
  2. We apply the upgrade: mapping, editorial links, optional video/images, and helpful cross-links.
  3. We confirm live with a short note and the upgraded URL.

What we need from you

  • Up to 3 editorial URLs to include (optional)
  • YouTube URL (optional)
  • Up to 3 cleared images + captions/credits (optional)
  • Any must-include phrasing or compliance notes (optional)

Turnaround

Standard turnaround is fast, typically 24-48 hours depending on queue and completeness of materials.

Price

$195 one-time upgrade per release.

About The Auto Channel

Online Since 1996 (and on TV since 1987), The Auto Channel has published a million pages of interactive automotive related news, reviews, databases and streaming content, and delivered them to millions of shoppers, enthusiasts and researchers as text, data, images video and audio, earning The Auto Channel an aHref.com 70+ Domain Rating (DR).

Fine print

We will only add editorial links that are useful to readers. We do not add tracking/affiliate links. By providing images/video, you confirm you have rights to use them. We reserve light edits for clarity and house style.

This offer is only available for releases that have already been published on The Auto Channel

Next steps

  • Reply to us via e Mail with your Upgrade commitment, including all company data; person responsible; street address, Phone number, e Mail)
  • Include your determined deep link URLs (up to three)
  • Include your determined Video URLs (up to three)
  • Include your determined Images (up to four, as attachments and your choice of locations within the release).
  • You will be sent a PayPal invoice, pay the $195 and we will handle the rest.
  • We will send you an approval link when your Sales Release is finished and ready to go live.

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