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...
Lotus’s first SUV Eletre and China’s strategy for Europe
Today, car companies seem to have generally adopted one single strategy to boost sales and secure their financial performance. Releasing an SUV. And this happens at every level of the market, so in the luxury one too. Porsche has been doing it for...
Mercedes Vision EQXX and the EV Battery Challenge
A few hours ago, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius went back to the much-discussed Vision EQXX. The focus is again on the impressive range the concept would be capable of. The Vision EQXX was presented first at the beginning of the year and developed in...
AMG’s First Pop-up Store: Car Dealerships Changing for Good
Following the example of the parent company, AMG recently opened its first pop-up store called UNXPCTD in Munich. Pop-up stores are not a new thing. Mercedes-Benz itself is surely one of the most active brands in this sense. Since 2016 the brand...
India: New Opportunities for Luxury Automakers
As of now, India is the fourth largest automotive market in the world. The luxury segment though accounts for less than 2% of the total due to high import tariffs that can be as high as 100% and due to the unique peculiarities of the Indian market....
Circular Economy in Automotive: BMW i Vision Circular Concept
BMW has recently introduced its vision for the sustainable automotive industry and car of the 2040. The i Vision Circular. A compact four-seater developed with the objective of exploring what more can be done by automakers in terms of sustainability....
Restomod: a celebration of heritage as the industry changes for good
The restomod trend in automotive is nothing particularly new but has been gaining traction in the last few years as the core technologies change with digitalisation and electrification. The term indicates cars, usually classic models, that are not only...
COP26: what does it mean for the Automotive industry?
The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) or United Nations Climate Change Conference is being held in Glasgow these days and will last until the 12th of November. The meeting of representatives from 197 countries is expected to define new improved...
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...
Taycan outsells the 911: Porsche’s strategy between EVs and iMaker’s Virtual Influencers
In its latest report, Porsche confirmed the record results of the first half of 2021. Despite the ongoing chip shortage that is affecting the industry with production and logistics bottlenecks, Porsche minimised the delays by retrofitting vehicles’...
An Overview of the Top-End Luxury Automotive Market
Last year, the automotive market was hit extremely hard by the pandemic. However, the luxury segment as many predicted proved to be more resilient and several companies managed to limit significantly the losses. The first half of 2021 instead has been...
Chip Shortage in luxury automotive: the Perfect Storm
By now, the chip shortage has been going on for longer than many people may think and has affected pretty much everyone in different ways. You might have tried to purchase a product and either got the message that severe delays would occurr or simply...
Electrification and Autonomous Driving Approaches in Luxury Automotive
In this important moment of transition for the automotive industry, luxury OEMs are, at different paces, moving toward vehicles electrification, autonomous driving, improved connectivity, and increasingly sophisticated ADAS. There are substantial...
EV Market Growth 3 years later: China and the rest of the world
A while back, I wrote an article drawing the situation of the Chinese automotive market and trying to frame the buzz around the new energy vehicles growth in the world’s largest automotive market. You can find it here. The observation started from...
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...