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Enzo Ferrari: Power, Politics and the Making of an Automobile Empire
Among the merits of this book there is the description of Enzo Ferrari during his first forty years, before he became the most acclaimed, successful (and published) car manufacturer in the world.
The Luca Dal Monte‘s description (enriched even thanks to the memories of Franco Gozzi, who was thirty years at the side of the Drake) is enlightening: Enzo Ferrari is a person with an intelligence out...
2018, the list of the most read posts on Automotive Space
Also this year we like to publish the list of most read posts, from begin, of Automotive Space!
I chose to publish the 10 most read posts to understand what is more interesting for our readers and give a list of posts, to readers, that the Community deem worthy of being read.
Automotive Space is on line since 8 years (with about 230 posts issued) and sometimes publish a fewer number of posts because...
The list of the most read posts of 2016 on Automotive Space
Also this year we like to publish the list of most read posts of Automotive Space. You can see there are more differences from the last post on the most read posts in 2015.
For this reason we can confirm that Automotive Space doesn’t aim the last news.
Unfortunately from one year we are publishing a fewer number of post because we haven’t abroad correspondents…be patient; we are working...
New Alfa Romeo Giulia Camouflage
We receive by an anonymous reader, the first pictures after the presentation of the new Alfa Romeo Giulia to renewed Museum in Arese.
A Giulia Camouflage as that the same official presented with Ferrari engine.
Although Camouflaged you see the distinctive tail, and the entire three – volume vehicle, the rear lights like Maserati, quadruple tailpipes, the “antenna-fin” like BMW, carbon...
NEW SUV MASERATI LEVANTE (2016): FIRST SIGHTING
It’s amazing how in a morning in February 2015 in the Turin (italy) highway you come across the new SUV MASERATI LEVANTE.
Till the opening of the factory Maserati Grugliasco the “test track” last test for almost all Ghibli and Quattroporte is the highway.
The new SUV will make its official debut at the Detroit Motor Show (January 2016).
(note:...
QNX: the future and the present of the infotainment
QNX Software Systems Ltd is released by BlackBerry leading provider of operating systems, middleware, development tools and professional services for integrated systems.
Audi, Siemens, General Electric, Cisco and Lockheed Martin use QNX technology for their on-board systems, medical device, industrial automation, router and more.
QNX announced at the CES 2015 in Las Vegas, the last January 5th, that...
FCA: business plan or image campaign?
The five-years plan recently announced by the FCA President John Elkann and the CEO Marchionne has been commented, criticized and evaluated (in a positive and negative direction) by the Stock market.
It certainly has had a wide media space, has generated great expectations among workers but also among consumers and potential Customers.
To me this is a good advertising campaign for the Group and in...
Marchionne, from FGA to FCA the wind changes… all aboard!
Is time that, intentionally, I don’t write about Fiat (in a general sense). I’ve also intended , after the fusion announced at the beginning of January 2014, to not do it until May when the new project FCA will be launched.
I decided so, both individually and as Automotive Space, because several reasons such as:
Automotive Spaces doesn’t deal with gossip, we let do it to guru! They need it...
Alfa Romeo vs BMW?
Auto Motor und Sport – over half a million copies, an amazing website – is the most authoritative German automotive magazine, and one of the most acknowledged in World.
Its tests stand out for their professionalism and objectivity, the competences of the journalists and the thoroughness of the trials are the best guarantees for the reliability of the results.
The “safety section” of...
Relaunching Alfa Romeo: A bit of Ferrari in the future
While the spotlight around the world are focused on the latest models of the Detroit Motor Show, in Italy still echoes the words of Sergio Marchionne and John Elkann pronounced during the press conference about the Group, the results achieved and the perspectrives for the future.
In fact the merger and the IPO were discussed, as well as the ” new headquarter issue”, dealt with after the...
Alfa’s development looking at economies of scale and products
I recently explained in this article how Alfa should focus on a “compact D” segment car to acquire former customers of 156 model. I even reiterated the necessity of Alfa of fitting rear-wheel drive for those clients who want something more.
Furthermore, the inability to satisfy both European and American market, is increasing the time to market, with redefinition of style and design solutions...
SELLING FIAT? A NOVEL OR JOURNALISTIC INVESTIGATION?
Being extremely lucky to have the world available as being my office, I am often in contact with several Automotive Characters. During our enjoyable social dinners some interesting news and curiosities about business developments and challenging strategies of the several OEM Corporations emerge.
Particularly I am getting quite fascinated by Fiat Group Automobile Strategy or, better, the way...