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10 March 2020 The current EV battery industry, with a few big companies, is very much an oligopoly. And the major ones all come from Asia, Korea, Japan and of course, China. Chinese CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited, or in Chinese 宁德时代 – Níngdé shídài)...

01 March 2020 In 2019, Ferrari and McLaren both launched two new models that expanded their respective lineup and market coverage. The Roma and the GT, which especially for McLaren Automotive represents a totally new segment, aim at competing with models such as...

18 February 2020 Differently from the example of marketing strategy analysed in the previous article, this one might seem less ‘unexpected’. It is noteworthy nonetheless for the range of business aspects it involved and ultimately for its daring commitment, which was...

11 February 2020 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...

04 February 2020 As I am writing this article, Tesla shares trade on the NASDAQ for around $750 each. Its market capitalisation is currently well over $100 billion and has overtaken Volkswagen as the second most valuable automotive company in the world. It is now...

26 January 2020 Lamborghini today is a strong and fast-growing company. In the last two years, its already growing sales have literally skyrocketed as the firm took advantage of the SUV craze that dominates every segment of the automotive market. LAMBORGHINI'S SALES...

11 December 2019 The long-awaited, leaked and reported SUV by Aston Martin finally dropped on November 20th, 2019. Can the DBX help Aston solve its difficult financial situation and get up again? Everybody in the industry seems to agree on the fact that the SUV is the...

07 December 2019 On Thursday, December 5th, a rumour started to spread through the internet according to which Canadian billionaire Mr. Lawrence Stroll would have been about to complete the acquisition of a major stake in Aston Martin Lagonda. After a difficult year,...

24 November 2019 Rising numbers of young fans are sparking a Motorsport renaissance through social media. How does it happen? And can this wave favour car manufacturers? Formula 1, referred to by many as the pinnacle of motorsport, in 2018 registered its second year in...

27 September 2019 Universo Ferrari is the exhibition that, with stunning scenography and the sound of the voices that lived this passion, shows every visitor the values and history of the brand. But most of all lets them experience what only a limited number of...

25 March 2019 The favourite slogans of a certain part of experts or news outlets about the automotive industry, especially those involved with Asian markets has been quite ‘menacing’ lately for well-established firms. It is quite common to see titles such as “China...

13 February 2019 ‘Because I buy so many new Ferraris, at some point you run out of ideas. When I came to the idea of doing a spec to pay tribute to the 250 Lusso Competizione, then it made it a lot easier’ says Ferrari collector and entrepreneur David Lee...

13 January 2019 On the 3rd of January, the Museo Ferrari in the Italian city of Maranello opened a special exhibition to celebrate the 50th birthday of the German driver six years after the skiing accident. I drove from Bologna, my hometown, on a cold morning just a...

20 December 2018 China wants to take the future of supercars by storm. A new generation of start-ups challenging the supremacy of Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, and others in the field of luxury cars – sleek, powerful, and fast - is emerging in the...

12 December 2018 "If cobalt falls into the hands of the Chinese, yeah you won't see electric vehicles (EV) being produced in Europe, etc. They are waking up too late. I think it's because the car industry has never had a supply chain problem before". During the 2018 FT...