''Auto Magazin'' () was a monthly automobile magazine which was published between 1928 and 1931 during the

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, Germany.

History

The first issue of ''Auto Magazin'' appeared in Berlin in January 1928. The magazine was published on a monthly basis, and its goal was to provide news about the emerging

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in Germany. It featured articles on the new car models of which performance features were given in detail. The mascot of the magazine was called Desmond which was a dog-like animal. It ceased publication in 1931. ''Auto Magazin'' was digitized by the

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and the Sächsische Landesbibliothek Dresden together with other publications of the Weimar period.

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