Ferrari introduces Icona Series Daytona SP3: Heritage Cars in Modern Automotive
Last weekend at Ferrari’s Finali Mondiali held at Mugello Circuit in Tuscany, the company presented the highly anticipated new entry in the Icona Series started back in 2018 with the presentation of the Monza SP1 and SP2. This time made its first...
Bugatti Rimac starts officially: Stephan Winkelmann’s legacy
On the 2nd of November, it was officially announced the operations’ commencement for the newly established joint venture Bugatti Rimac d.o.o. born from the partnership of Rimac Automobili with the German Group and especially with Porsche that now owns...
Pininfarina partners up with Foxconn: Chinese EV market consolidation
Pininfarina just presented its latest automotive partnership offspring, the luxury saloon car developed for Taiwanese Hon Hai Precision Industry (鸿海集团), better known as Foxconn Technology Group. Most of those who know this company will associate it...
Rolls-Royce Marketing Mix: The 8Ps of a luxury goods company
Each company in the luxury automotive industry has its own "niche within the niche". Being an oligopoly, characterised by a very limited, and very demanding customer base, this market requires each one of the few key players to distinguish itself...
Subscription Service for Supercars: Does it work?
Between 2017 and 2018, numerous automakers released pilot tests of their own subscription models versions. Services that, for a monthly fee, would grant a client the choice of a new vehicle among a wide range of options and include insurance, (almost...
Marketing Racing #12: Ferrari and Epic Games' Fortnite Deal
Automotive companies’ collaborations with video games developers to promote their own image and product are not a new thing, and racing video games have been around for a while now. It started with Atari’s Gran Trak 10 in 1974, but it took until the...
Bentley Marketing Mix: The Company's 8Ps
This is the third article within the “Marketing Mix” series, and this week is about Bentley. I previously discussed Ferrari and Aston Martin, applying the same analytical framework to each brand to highlight their respective strategy, important...
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...
Marketing Racing #11: Bentley and Fanatec unite Real and Virtual Motorsport
It is from last week, an important announcement by Bentley regarding a further step into the world of e-sports with a unique initiative and the collaboration with an extremely active player within the sector: Fanatec. But first, let’s see what has been...
Ferrari’s Fashion Show: Diversification in Luxury Automotive Marketing
Last weekend, Ferrari held a fashion show for its renewed clothing line right at the factory, beside its assembly lines. The event announces Ferrari's shift toward an even higher market segment in the fashion industry, and the brand’s attention toward...
Beyond Ferrari 2025 First Electric Car: Sustainability in Luxury Automotive
Ferrari just held the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, and the Exor CEO and current Ferrari CEO John Elkann gave some important statements. The most-reported these days has certainly been the one about the release of a full-electric model by...
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...
The Best Car Configurator: Pagani and MHP with Unreal Engine
Last week the Unreal Build: Automotive 2021, an event that was first hosted in 2017, was held online. During the Conference, companies collaborating with automotive giants presented some bleeding-edge technology applications that promise to...
This week, I have something a bit different that I hope to replicate soon in the future. The focus is, in fact, a video. I have had the pleasure of interviewing Luca Venturi. Luca is an experienced professional within the luxury automotive industry. He...
Marketing Racing #9: Rimac Social Media Strategy: Mate and his Technology
Rimac is the latest success in the luxury automotive industry, and in just 10 years distinguished itself for being an extreme innovator with its high-performance electric powertrains as well as other correlated technologies. As Mate Rimac stated during...