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May 10, 2023

The new Oakley Kato honours legendary road cyclist Mark Cavendish

Famed road cyclist Mark Cavendish boasts a tied record for the most Tour De France stage wins of all time (34) and to celebrate the illustrious 17-year career, popular eye brand Oakley launched the Mark Cavendish Signature Series Kato. The new Kato benefits from design inputs lent by Mark Cavendish himself whilst featuring a white frame with Prizm 24K lenses that symbolises the cyclists' many victories. A “Cav” etching on the lenses is another design element incorporated by the cyclist that mimics his passion for Greek mythology. This special edition has gold accents and comes in a unique micro bag pouch. Cavendish was one of the first major athletes to wear Oakley Kato, having continued to wear the frame during the 2021 Tour De France

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May 9, 2023

Automobili Pininfarina celebrates its fifth anniversary with a new CTO, COO and a new limited edition car

April 2023 marks the fifth year since the inception of Italian hypercar maker Automobili Pininfarina, and the celebrations comprise a new strengthened management group. Led by CEO Paolo Dellach, Andrea Crespi gets appointed as the new CTO from his current role as ePowertrain and High Voltage Systems Director. Andrea Novello gets welcomed as the new COO, a promotion from his current role as Production Director. The new management has further confirmed the launch of an exclusive new limited-edition car designed for discerning collectors this summer. No further details were announced except for this teaser image. 

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May 8, 2023

Oakley’s MUZM Racing Jacket is a limited-edition reimagination of its iconic performance eyewear line

Have all the sports-inspired apparel except the eyewear? Oakley has you covered with its latest release called the MUZM Racing Jacket. Limited to 375 pieces only, this performance eyewear is a modern interpretation of the brand’s first dual-lens performance eyewear launched twenty-five years ago. Oakley claims this MUZM Racing Jacket is designed to fit your face like a jacket on your body with the Unobtainium nose pads and ear socks, ensuring this style hugs your face in all the right places. It's available only in stripey Red Tiger colourway with Prizm Black lenses, the latter famed to offer 'insane visual clarity to trails, tracks, and roads, with extreme ventilation'. All units will be provided in serialised versions, each packaged in a premium collector’s box. Interested customers can buy the same on Oakley.com, or select Oakley retail stores across the USA, Japan, Brazil, Italy, Australia and Singapore. 

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May 8, 2023

Bang & Olufsen introduces its most powerful portable speaker – the Beosound A5

Renowned audio house Bang & Olufsen has launched its most powerful portable offering yet, the Beosound A5. Designed in collaboration with the Danish-Italian design duo GamFratesi, the Beosound A5 is aimed to bridge northern and southern design cultures with an immersive sound experience by drawing design inspiration from the iconic Beolit series and the traditional Panama straw hats worn on beaches. Its available in two colourways – natural aluminium with a woven paper fibre front with a light oak handle and a black anthracite aluminium version paired with a dark oak wood speaker cover and handle. The new speaker boasts an IP65 water and dustproof rating, more than 12 hours of playtime and a wireless phone charger integrated into the top panel. The tag for the most powerful portable speaker of the brand comes courtesy of a four-way driver setup with four digital amplifiers providing a combined 280 watts of power and integrating the sound technology from Bang & Olufsen’s class-leading Beolab 90 and 50 hi-fi speakers.

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May 5, 2023

Stellantis reports a positive Q1 2023 in revenues and a 22% increase in BEV sales

Stellantis, one of the world’s leading automakers, has reported a 14% year-over-year increase in Q1 2023 net revenues, with all segments contributing positively. With brands such as Alfa Romeo, Jeep, Maserati, Ram, and Dodge under its umbrella, the automaker has further reported an increase of 22% year-over-year in global battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales. Nine additional BEVs are slated for a 2023 launch, taking the total tally of Stellantis’ BEV products to 47 by the end of 2024. The automaker is on an electrification-offensive plan for the North American market, as it recently unveiled the all-electric Ram 1500 REV at the New York International Auto Show. The Jeep Avenger, the brand’s first-ever BEV, was named “2023 European Car of the Year” and bagged the “World’s Best Family SUV in 2023” title. Shipments across the globe have also reported an increase, thereby gradually negating the semiconductor chip and other supply chain constraints caused during the 2020 Pandemic and bringing the production and shipment levels back to the pre-covid stage.

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