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Automotive Strategy: Bentley Marketing
Bentley is undergoing some important changes. Bentley’s marketing strategy has to complement its message with that of the parent company which is itself going through an important transitional period. So, let’s see what is happening and how the company...
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Should McLaren develop an SUV?
It is quite common now to see luxury performance SUVs by almost every company in the segment. In big cities, where the market is significantly developed, they are not even a particularly special sighting, considering the overall sales numbers. The last...
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Implications of VW selling Bugatti to Rimac
A couple of weeks back, the news spread about Volkswagen’s intention to sell its top luxury low-volume automaker, Bugatti. What is more surprising is that Croatian EV automaker and tech supplier Rimac has been quoted among the interested parties in the...
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Bentley H1 Results and Beyond100 Business Strategy
The Global Automotive industry has suffered a sharp decline in sales in the first half of 2020. With the sector already slowing down in 2019, the impact of the pandemic exacerbated its condition already in Q1 when China started the lockdown. By the end...
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McLaren’s First Quarter and Updated Strategy
McLaren has recently released its financial statement for the first three months of 2020. Like other automotive companies, the business has been seriously impacted by the virus outbreak. Why, all things considered, other companies in the same market...
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Marketing Racing #3 – Rocket Science to market a luxury car
In the luxury performance car market McLaren, despite being young, has already distinguished itself for producing some of the cars with the most alien and imposing presence, which often translates to performance as well. This is thanks to the...
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McLaren and Ferrari: matching product diversification strategies?
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...
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Marketing Racing #2: Bentley bets on sustainability as it turns 100 years old
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...