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Also found your GMA piece insightful. I didn't even know the business had (quietly?) changed hands.


Same here. The one thing that occurred to me is that Gordon is nearly 80. While I can't imagine him slowing down until he has to, could this have been a long term plan to establish a brand ...

I'd already read this via your mail shot, but very interesting.

Do you think these issues will have any impact on their sales strategy for the GT cars? (ie the need to qualify to purchase one).

Also found your GMA piece insightful. I didn't even know the business had (quietly?) changed hands ...

Porsche's numbers in Q1 were not pretty but under new CEO Michael Leiters they look like they are starting to make the right decisions to get the business turned around.

https://ssoreport.com/porsches-q1-2026-results

Thoughts?

mik wrote: Mon Feb 09, 2026 11:59 am Wasn’t sure where to put this - as per SSO -

Aston global workforce reducing by 20%

Aston announces 2025 earning at the end of February. That should be quite interesting.

MikeHunt wrote: Tue Nov 25, 2025 1:04 pm It was somewhere here

Im sure they specifically mentioned your blogs.

Much appreciated. I will go have a look/listen.

MikeHunt wrote: Tue Nov 25, 2025 12:25 pm They did mention the Elise while talking about the Ulitma, which is a bit unfair on the Ulitma based on what ive seen of Dans car.

I think they also mentioned @SSO aston blogs?

Did they actually mention the blog or just discuss the article?

Things are not getting better in Gaydon....

https://ssoreport.com/aston-martin-q3-2025

Thougths?

Porsche released their Q1-Q3 2025 results this week. A quick glance at the P&L and it is clear why they wanted to get the announcement of the new CEO out before these results were released. Here's the analysis:

https://ssoreport.com/porsche-q3-2025-results

Thoughts?

As we are discussing Emira+ in this thread - Lotus released their Q2_25 Results a few days ago.

We could do with an @SSO breakdown, but $218MM loss cited for the first half of the year, with sales figures dropped significantly over the same period in 2024. (20% drop in lifestyle EV's, and 64 ...

AML's neighbor has completely lost the plot.


Also in my view yes, but Richard Porter's opinion that Jaguar hasn't been making money in many years and why keep on trying to be BMW when it's not profitable also makes sense.


Trying something new and different makes sense, running blindly off ...

Messy indeed.

You'd have though with Ferrari's intention to limit supply and send their prices to the moon that would leave room for Aston and Maserati to grab the odd customer.

But not enough.

AMLs ability to raise cash with escalating trade wars must be causing sleepless nights in Gaydon. Not ...

Just posted up the articles on Aston Martin's & Maserati's 2024 results.

Aston Martin: https://ssoreport.com/aml-2024

Maserati: https://ssoreport.com/maserati-2024

Numbers are pretty ugly for both.

Comments?

ZedLeg wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2025 11:11 am Worrying about the practicalities of a $2mil supercar seems a bit redundant tbh.

I’d love to be in the position for it to be a problem though

It's actually the opposite. When you have an asset of that value, you want to be able to use it in a variety of situations.

Just posted up an article:

​https://ssoreport.com/no-trunk-no-deposit

about a number of the latest hyper/supercars that are too fast for the road, not great on the track, and highly impractical.

Comments?

Money, money, money! Nice summary and, as I can attest having just come back from a few days in Venice, “style” and “passion” are still two very important aspects of the Italian culture.

Also, if you don’t mind me asking; I notice you always add you don’t own shares in Ferrari (and other car ...

Just posted up the analysis of Ferrari's 2024 Results:

https://ssoreport.com/ferrari-2024-results

Great results. Can they do it again in 2025?

Morning, always good to read your experiences :D

You said the 993 Turbo had a habit of shimmering at high speed, did you mean shimmying? Sounds like there was something very wrong with it!

The Mosler always sounds like a fab car 8-)


Mosler really did drive well. The 993 Turbo going light at ...

Just posted an article on 5 cars I found surprisingly good and 3 that just were not:

​ https://ssoreport.com/surprisingly-good-and-just-not

Comments?

Which ones would be on your list?


Have you driven a 612 and if so how did you find it?

(Please be good)


I did own a 612 Scag for a bit ...

GG. wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 11:09 pm I haven't driven a 993 series car but surprised to hear the suspension was not compliant. All porsches I've driven and been driven in (924, 944, 928, 987, 997, 991) have ridden well.

On the suspension, it's just the 993 Turbo. Suspension was very good on the 993 C4

Matty will be happy with your first entry on the Surprising Good list!

I was speaking to a local specialist who had a 456 in, and they told me how disappointed they were with them too...which is a real shame as they look the business.

I haven't heard many negative things about the 993 Turbo ...