Luxury Automotive Resale Value and Depreciation: How and Why
Resale value is an extremely important factor in the luxury automotive sector as it affects different stakeholders and impacts the company long-term. Scarcity and exclusivity are arguably the most important elements of any strategy in this niche and...
Automotive Industry’s Health in 2020 so far
International Organisation of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers President Mr. Fu Bingfeng, elected at the end of 2019 to substitute Mr. Christian Peugeot, has commented on the current condition of the global automotive industry. The press release can be...
Are International Auto Shows really disappearing?
Auto shows have been for most of the past century the main promotion channel for automotive manufacturers. Especially in Europe and North America, the first exhibitions started at the beginning of the last century. It has been years now though since...
Ferrari shares reflect the company’s positive momentum
A few weeks back it was reported online how Ferrari had surpassed both General Motors and Ford in market capitalisation. With its shares jumping up by 7% after the positive report of Q1 2020 which I discussed in last week’s article, its market cap...
How Covid-19 will affect the luxury automotive industry
The automotive industry has been one of the most affected by the Covid-19 outbreak so far, starting from China back in January. Sales have already suffered a sharp decrease in the mass market, and everyone is trying to assess what the situation is...
CATL and Tesla: how China is winning the EV batteries competition
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)...
Tesla is the world’s second most valuable car company. Is it worth investing in?
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...
AML jumps 20% up amidst Stroll stake acquisition rumour
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,...
Universo Ferrari: into the Legend’s Galaxy
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...
Ferrari’s tribute to the most successful driver of all time
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...