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<p><i>Car and Driver</i> (<i>CD</i> or <i>C/D</i>) is an American <a href="/facts/Automobile/I1IsH8IK">automotive</a> enthusiast <a href="/facts/Magazine/4CPK1emz">magazine</a> first published in 1955. In 2006 its total <a href="/facts/Magazine_circulation/twoU1AUX">circulation</a> was 1.23 million. It is owned by <a href="/facts/Hearst_Communications/rgMl3gAP">Hearst Magazines</a>, who purchased it from its prior owner <a href="/facts/Hachette_Filipacchi_Media_U.S./DrpSHuWF">Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.</a> in 2011. It was founded as <i>Sports Cars Illustrated.</i> The magazine is based in <a href="/facts/Ann_Arbor%2c_Michigan/hs3CBRJy">Ann Arbor, Michigan</a>. </p>