Lamborghini Releases Huracán Tecnica: Are Sports Cars losing their appeal?
A few hours ago Lamborghini released its latest and probably final version of the V10 Huracán as it approaches the hybridisation of its full line-up. The Huracán Tecnica. According to the Cor Tauri strategy, announced by CEO Stephan Winkelmann, and...
Lamborghini Strategy: the Next Decade
In recent weeks, the Italian luxury performance automaker has made the news twice. Once for the release of the latest Huracán iteration, STO (Super Trofeo Omologata), and another time for the appointment of Stephan Winkelmann back at the wheel of the...
Luxury automotive Q1 2022: diversification and changing management
The global automotive industry is still going through a difficult period, with sales in the first quarter of 2022 shrinking in each continent. With negative effects stemming from Covid-19 cases still present despite the general media indifference of...
Marketing Racing #1: A Porsche at a gaming convention
This new article is numbered because I want this to become a regular series for me to revisit and analyse unique or particularly innovative marketing campaigns. Marketing Racing is about the competition within the luxury performance automotive industry...
Marketing Racing #14: Lamborghini NFT Moon Landing
A few days ago Lamborghini has finally revealed its NFT project teased in December. it is one of the most creative, if not the most creative one seen so far in the automotive industry, with one important twist. And, as imaginable, it was a successful...
Marketing Racing #4: A Lamborghini in your Living Room
It was around a month and a half before the 2020 Geneva International Motor Show that Lamborghini announced it would have skipped the event. Then, even with the pandemic affecting the entire industry, media and enthusiasts got a degree of satisfaction....
Marketing Racing #6: Porsche’s Heist and the power of Storytelling
The Heist is Porsche’s video released at the beginning of 2020 and it is also the most-viewed automotive commercial on YouTube with almost 22 million views reached in a matter of months. The video promotes the new all-electric Taycan in a clever way...
Marketing Racing #8: Porsche Taycan Marketing and its Records
The Porsche Taycan has been a big deal for the industry since its first appearance as a concept under the name Mission E. It was the first long-standing established luxury manufacturer to start the production of an electric vehicle, which is something...
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...
NFT in Luxury automotive: Ferrari and Lamborghini jump in
NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) have been around for a while, but only in 2021 we have seen this space literally boom. And this trend in technology directly linked to that of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, among others, is gradually affecting every...
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...
Porsche EV Development Strategy
Porsche is boldly embracing the future of automotive with electrification in its Strategy 2025 plan. Like more and more manufacturers are doing, it has already declared that future models of its lineup will be full-electric. When it comes to sports...
Porsche Mission R: How do concept cars benefit automakers?
Just two days ago, ahead of the presentation at the IAA Mobility in Munich, Porsche unveiled a new electric car concept, the Mission R. The last time we saw a car with a similar name, it was a few years ago and the model was the Mission E, which turned...
Porsche Vision GT: the Car that Only Gamers can drive
On Monday Porsche revealed its Vision GT Concept. A futuristic racing car that will be featured in the upcoming Gran Turismo 7 releasing early in 2022 as a Play Station exclusive. *Source: Porsche Media This is only the latest concept designed by an...