Porsche’s vision beyond electrification?
Porsche recently shared an official announcement detailing its strategy for the foreseeable future. At first sight, it could look like the company is going back on its electrification plans after a few years of relatively underwhelming performances and...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Porsche Vision GT: the Car that Only Gamers can drive
On Monday Porsche revealed its Vision GT Concept. A futuristic racing car that will be featured in the upcoming Gran Turismo 7 releasing early in 2022 as a Play Station exclusive. *Source: Porsche Media This is only the latest concept designed by an...
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...
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’...
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...
Porsche Mission R: How do concept cars benefit automakers?
Just two days ago, ahead of the presentation at the IAA Mobility in Munich, Porsche unveiled a new electric car concept, the Mission R. The last time we saw a car with a similar name, it was a few years ago and the model was the Mission E, which turned...