Apollo Automobili
Develops and manufactures ultra-exclusive hypercars, integrating large-format metal LPBF for critical components like the single-piece titanium Dragon Skin exhaust system.
- CEO / Founder
- Norman Choi
- Team Size
- 51-200
- Stage
- Active
Technology & Products
Key Products
Apollo Intensa Emozione (IE) hypercar; Apollo Evo hypercar; Dragon Skin 3D-printed titanium exhaust system
Technological Advantage
Proprietary integration of large-format metal LPBF into hypercar manufacturing enables monolithic, optimized components impossible with conventional methods. The 123-hour build for the titanium exhaust showcases capability in large, thin-walled structures. This design-for-AM advantage is protected by trade secrets and engineering know-how, though the core LPBF process is replicable by well-funded competitors.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Enables production of geometrically impossible, high-performance automotive components (e.g., exhausts) without tooling, reducing part count, weight, and failure points while maximizing design freedom and material performance for vehicles where cost-per-part is secondary.
How They Differentiate
Focuses exclusively on ultra-low-volume, high-cost-per-part hypercars where AM is used for flagship demonstration components (e.g., exhausts), unlike Divergent's modular chassis platform or Czinger's volume-oriented digital manufacturing system. Apollo's 123-hour LPBF build for a single titanium exhaust is a showcase of extreme scale and geometry, not production efficiency.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Ultra-high-net-worth individuals and collectors of limited-production hypercars
Industry Verticals
Automotive; Luxury Goods
Competitors
Divergent 3D; Bugatti (for advanced manufacturing applications); Czinger Vehicles
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Production began in 2024 via HWA, a German company involved in production of Apollo Automobili's Intensa Emozione.
Major Milestones
2013: Company founded as Apollo Automobili; 2016: Acquired and revived from Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur by Ideal Team Venture; 2017: Unveiled Intensa Emozione hypercar; 2024/2025: Unveiled Dragon Skin 3D-printed titanium exhaust for Apollo Evo