Ferrari reinforces the celebration of its heritage with modern vehicles
A while back I reviewed a trend consolidating in the luxury automotive industry that saw established automakers drawing from their heritage to create distinctive designs and perpetuate the values that distinguish a brand from the rest of the industry....
New Online Course Available Now
Following up on the first half of the Luxury Automotive Strategy and Marketing online course published a while back, the second half is now available on Udemy at the link HERE. As for the previous one, this course too is thought for enthusiasts and...
Is luxury automotive marketing changing?
Times of uncertainty and overall luxury market slowdown as highlighted in previous articles have brought difficulties to several brands in the segment. However, regardless of current and recent success or struggles, trends in brand, diversification,...
Can Aston Martin become profitable in 2025?
Aston Martin is another luxury automaker that has gone through significant changes in a short time. After the IPO, and the difficult pandemic period sales and financial performance suffered a slowdown that resulted in layoffs and the start of its...
New Luxury Automotive: Going Beyond Performance?
The current luxury automotive landscape is shaped by a specific trend that has influenced various players and could increasingly define new products in the near future. In a way, it might even seem like the industry is going backwards. But the truth is...
Automotive Luxury Market in 2022: The Growth Continues
The luxury automotive sector showed significant resilience over 2020 as the Covid pandemic broke out. While the wider sector has been faltering in its recovery, the luxury segment kept growing in the following year and in 2022 as well. Along with the...
Aston Martin Sustainability Strategy: Going Racing Green
On the occasion of Earth Day, Aston Martin unveiled its new sustainability strategy called Racing.Green. which sets a new benchmark for the company’s next decade. Over the past few years, Aston Martin too, following the industry trend dictated by...
Aston Martin Strategy: Project Horizon and Future Vision
In 2021 Aston Martin reported strong sales, close again to its 2018 all-time high (just 4% less) almost doubling its 2020 figures. Financial performance too shows positive signs. Despite being still far from that of some of its competitors, every...
Ferrari Purosangue: Business Strategy with Product Diversification
Pretty much everyone by now has seen the spy shots of Ferrari’s upcoming SUV (or FUV for Ferrari Utility Vehicle) Purosangue leaked a few days ago, way ahead of its launch. Just a few days later the automaker, as expected, reported record results for...
Bentley Beyond100 Strategy: 3D Printing in Automotive
Bentley announces a £3 million investment to enhance its 3D-printed components production. An important initiative for Bentley’s communication and marketing strategy as well as an innovation for the future sustainability and efficiency of the industry....
NFT in Luxury automotive: Ferrari and Lamborghini jump in
NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) have been around for a while, but only in 2021 we have seen this space literally boom. And this trend in technology directly linked to that of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, among others, is gradually affecting every...
Marketing Racing #13: Bentley brings the Christmas Decorations in 2021
With the holidays approaching, a lighter theme seems due. So, here is a follow-up on the 2020’s video about Christmas-related automotive social media marketing campaigns and YouTube videos. For the second year in a row, Bentley published a Christmas...
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...
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...
Big Projects hint at Aston Martin and Porsche’s near future
Two big announcements were made by Aston Martin and Porsche just a couple of days ago. This time, however, they are not regarding new cars, but two big projects for new facilities that suggest plans for the two companies’ future. ASTON MARTIN As of H1...