From 65438 to 0994, Aston Martin became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. In addition to providing financial guarantee, Ford also provides Ford's technology, manufacturing and supply system all over the world, and supports the design and development of new products, so that the pearl of this luxury sports car can regain its charm. In 2007, Ford sold Aston Martin to a joint venture of Kuwait's Adeem Investment of Kuwait, Investment Dar and British businessman John Sinders for $925 million.
Photos (24 photos) Starting from DB5 in 1964 007 series of Golden Fingers, many cars of Aston Martin used to be Bond's cars in 007 series movies, which made great contributions to Bond's surprise victory.
phylogeny
When aston martin is mentioned, people will think of the legendary story of James Bond. It seems that aston martin owes his success to him. Martin is a rich racing driver, while Buffet is an engineer. 19 13 started manufacturing high-end racing cars. At that time, the company was named Martin Baford Company, and they produced their first car in 19 14. Aston martin sports car
The car they produced was originally called "Bamford and Martin", and the first "aston martin" brand car was born in March 2005. However, the good times did not last long. Due to the outbreak of World War I, Martin had to serve in the British Navy, while Buffet served in the Royal Army, and the company stopped production. After World War I, they got together again, reorganized the company, re-used the brand of "aston martin" and designed a new car. 1920, Bamford resigned. 192 1 year, the first Aston Martin racing car came out, and 1922 began to produce sports cars, creating a number of speed records. However, due to poor management, the company went bankrupt twice in 1924 and 1925, and was completely closed with Martin's departure in 1926. At the end of 1926, several investors took over the company and reorganized it into "aston martin Automobile Company", and launched a aston martin international sports car on 1929. However, at 1932, the company fell into financial crisis again. 1936, after careful consideration, the company decided to focus on developing ordinary cars, but unfortunately it did not receive good results. Before World War II, the company only produced about 700 cars. 1947, david brown company acquired aston martin company, and its director david brown was called "the savior after the war". David brown also integrated Lagunda Company, using the same technical resources and platforms as aston martin. In the1950s, aston martin began to produce its iconic classic DB series sports cars: 1948- 1949. The first model of the DB series, DB 1, was born with the code name of aston martin 2-liter Sport Edition, with only 15 vehicles. It also includes DB2 of 1950- 1952, DB2 of 1953, DB2 of 1958, DB2 of 1963 and DB2 of 1970. Although car models are very popular, companies often get into financial difficulties. 1972, aston martin company was acquired by a company in Birmingham, and sold to North American businessmen Peter Bragg and George Minton again in 1975. The new company then launched V8 Vantage and Volante models at 1977 and 78, and the bulldog series at 1980. In the same year, aston martin bought MG Motor Company and began to produce small sports cars. 1987, Ford Motor Company bought 75% shares in aston martin, and gradually took full control of the company. 1988, after selling 5000 cars in 20 years, the company abandoned the production of the old V8 and developed a new series of Virage cars. 1992, the Vantage version of this model went on the market, and then, with the advent of the new DB7 model, the DB series began a new era. 1993, Ford Motor Company finally took control of Aston Martin and distributed it to the Chief Automobile Group. 1994 Ford invested a lot of money to build a new factory in Britain. From 65438 to 0995, aston martin produced a record 700 cars. 1998, the 2000th DB7 was born; In 2002, it reached 6000 vehicles, exceeding the sum of DB series produced in the past. 1999 A new member of DB7 series, V 12 Vantage, came out, and the version of V 12 Vanquish was released in 2006 at 5438+0. 2003 is an important year for aston martin Company. At the North American International Auto Show held in Detroit, Michigan, USA, aston martin released a brand-new V8 Vantage concept car and reintroduced the classic V8 engine, which greatly enhanced the company's market competitiveness. In the same year, a new factory was established in Gordon, England, becoming the first professional factory in the history of aston martin. Also in this year, the DB9 model came out, replacing the DB7 model with a history of ten years. The convertible Volante of DB9 was released at the Detroit Auto Show in 2004. In 2006, V8 Vantage was put into production. Also in February of 65438+, aston martin announced that it would re-produce racing cars in 2005. In 2007, david richards, the owner of Prodrive, bought Aston Martin from Ford for $925 million.
Signature model: Aston Martin One-77
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The specific ranking is not clear, at least not in the top ten. Even in the field of super-running, Aston is a relatively niche mass production brand.