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Apple in Talks to Acquire Luxury Carmaker and Formula One Team McLaren [Update: McLaren Denies]
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Why is that?
Outside ownership has tremendously improved many British brands.
Mini, Jaguar, LR, Bentley, Rolls Royce
This idea is making me /facepalm so hard, Steve Jobs can probably hear me.
If that's the factory, these cars seem to be made mostly by hand. I would expect an Apple Car factory to have robots doing most of the work.Apple Execs probably went on a factory tour........
This doesn't excite me. I'm not into sports cars or racing. I have a reservation for a Tesla Model 3, but I had hardly any interest in them when they were only selling the Roadster.
I'm not against Apple diversifying into automobiles, but I'm also not planning any future car purchases based on the confusing and conflicting rumors that make it to my eyes. I'm in wait (and wait) and see mode.
Same with current McLarens. They suffer horrific depreciation on anything that isn't a P1 or F1.
They aren't on par with Ferrari or Porsche.
That would be a very interesting acquisition. McLaren makes quite a fantastic supercar (one of the best, if not the best), I'm curious what they could accomplish together.
Now you know why there are no new macs yet. Focus is in a different area. I am glad that it's more than watch bands.
They'll make it kinda affordable, sans the gold plated McLaren "Edition", of course.
The plot thickens. Is Apple interested in producing self-driving Formula-One racing cars? LOL
Apple is said to be interested in McLaren's automotive-related technology, engineering prowess, and patent portfolio.McLaren, headquartered in Woking, Surrey, manufactures high-performance sports cars, including the P1 and F1 models commonly used for racing. The carmaker produced just 1,654 vehicles last year, some costing as much as $1 million apiece. The carmaker has a Formula One team itself that competes under the name McLaren Honda.
Article Link: Apple in Talks to Acquire Luxury Carmaker and Formula One Team McLaren
McLaren is one of my favorite manufactures and also one of my favorite F1 teams. As an Apple user, I hope this isn't true. I think Apple would ruin the race team that I know and love with bureaucracy and corporate greed.
I agree and this is actually with the parent company the McLaren Technology Group, much wider than just the sports car division. I think there is some interesting synergy there of both companies willing to push boundaries. One to watch with interest.
This simply means the current Titan team is so screwed up they need to buy McLaren solely for their engineering talent. Obviously this isn't for mass producing cars since McLaren builds hypercars, not mass market.
Apple finance will run the production line into the ground with their cost cutting and vendor negotiations to reduce component cost.
Apple finance will run the production line into the ground with their cost cutting and vendor negotiations to reduce component cost.
Nuh uh. You're out of date. Current shareholders:
Ron Dennis - 75%
Mansour Ojjeh - 25%
I wonder if in the year 2025 we'll all be awaiting scratch and teardown reviews of yearly Apple cars like we do iPhones.
No, get Aston Martin! "Power. Beauty. Soul. It Just Works."
Aston Martin. It just breaks down™
If this rumor is true, it would mean the exact opposite. They would be adding skill sets that complement their existing team.
As a huge F1 fan, this would be crazy haha. I can't imagine an "Apple-McLaren F1 Team," though it would be interesting for sure. Who knows, maybe then Google will take over another staple team Ferrari and it'll become "Scuderia Google-Ferrari." And then the Ferrari team would suffer all sorts of tech and software glitches that would brick the cars or cause constant need to restart the engine. It'll be Apple vs. Google taken up a notch.
Ugh no, don't ruin what is one of the best car companies in the world with your boring, proprietary technology-ridden vision. Go buy Hyundai or something instead.