VADO E TORNO was founded in 1962 and remained part of the Pirelli group until 1975, when it passed under the umbrella of Edizioni Tecniche Moderne. In 1987, the magazine was acquired by VADO E TORNO EDIZIONI, an independent publishing house that immediately launched an expansion program. Thus was born the monthly magazine, DIESEL, now POWERTRAIN, specifically for the highly specialized professional category of OEMs. Two other magazines followed, AUTOBUS and TRATTORI, in 1991 and 1998 respectively. These too had a strong professional character and were developed around the main theme, mechanization. Between 2019 and 2021, three English-language magazines were added to the national publications: Powertrain, Sustainable Bus and Sustainable Truck&Van.

Today, VADO E TORNO EDIZIONI, in addition to the newspapers, organizes conferences, events, creates videos and films, and manages four international awards, in order of institution, TRACTOR OF THE YEAR, DIESEL OF THE YEAR, SUSTAINABLE TRUCK OF THE YEAR, SUSTAINABLE BUS AWARD.