McLaren Denies Audi Acquisition but There Could be More
On Monday, a rumour started by Autocar circulated on the internet according to which Audi had bought McLaren Group after a bidding war with BMW. The news, however, has been denied soon after with an official statement by the British automaker: “McLaren...
McLaren enters Formula E: into the Future of Motorsport
Another big name joins Formula E. From 2023, McLaren will acquire the Mercedes EQ Formula E team and join the full-electric racing series. There have been several big names going through the championship already, with some pulling out and others coming...
McLaren’s First Quarter and Updated Strategy
McLaren has recently released its financial statement for the first three months of 2020. Like other automotive companies, the business has been seriously impacted by the virus outbreak. Why, all things considered, other companies in the same market...
McLaren’s Strategy Into 2022: A 5 Forces Analysis
With a continuous series of ‘black swans’ adding up on top of the already complex transition happening, the automotive industry is going through extremely uncertain times. Every company was affected to varying degrees, but in the luxury segment the...
New Aston Martin’s CEO: Who is Tobias Moers
In August 2020, around three months after the official announcement, Tobias Moers has finally joined Aston Martin Lagonda as the new CEO. He leaves his previous role at the Mercedes AMG division and replaces outgoing Andy Palmer after almost six years....
New Luxury Automotive: Going Beyond Performance?
The current luxury automotive landscape is shaped by a specific trend that has influenced various players and could increasingly define new products in the near future. In a way, it might even seem like the industry is going backwards. But the truth is...
New Online Course Available Now
Following up on the first half of the Luxury Automotive Strategy and Marketing online course published a while back, the second half is now available on Udemy at the link HERE. As for the previous one, this course too is thought for enthusiasts and...
Nico Rosberg enters the Rimac Family: Rimac Business Model
Around a year ago, 2016 Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg now turned into Entrepreneur/YouTuber published a video in which he talked about his intention to buy a hypercar. He then asked his audience for opinions on the options he selected (even...
Not just Luxury Cars: Aston Martin Diversification Strategy
The automotive industry has been slowing down in the past two years. Apart from a few exceptions, most car manufacturers struggled to reach the sales number of the previous years as emerging markets saturated. The luxury segment represents one of these...
One-off Supercars: What’s the next step for luxury automotive?
The automotive industry sales have been decreasing for 3 years now. The drop in fact has begun in 2018, way before the impact of Covid-19, mainly due to stagnation in the Chinese market. The same cannot be said for the luxury automotive segment though....
Phase 2: Q1 and Italian Luxury Car Manufacturers’ reaction
Phase 2 approaches and automakers are starting to finally look ahead. Factories are gradually reopening even under strict controls for health and safety. In Europe, since the second half of April, several countries began the process. In Italy, and...
Rimac signs historic Strategic Joint Venture with Porsche to form Bugatti-Rimac
On Monday, July 5th, 2021, Rimac Automobili held a live event during which were announced a series of changes at the corporate level that represent historic milestones for the young Croatian company. Mate Rimac, on the stage, revealed the birth of...
Should McLaren develop an SUV?
It is quite common now to see luxury performance SUVs by almost every company in the segment. In big cities, where the market is significantly developed, they are not even a particularly special sighting, considering the overall sales numbers. The last...
The Luxury Automakers and Branded Residences Trend
Bentley Motors announced a few days ago the development of its latest project. A 60-stories building co-developed with American developer Dezer to offer a Bentley branded residence experience featuring lots of amenities. Among these, probably the most...
Why 2021 was a record year just for Luxury Automotive
2021 just ended and several companies in the luxury space have been publishing news reporting record sales this year. In many sectors, a significant recovery from 2020’s crisis caused by the pandemic was expected, but few foresaw results exceeding or...