Aston Martin News

Daniel Ricciardo carries the hopes of a nation with him as the Formula 1 season begins this weekend in Bahrain – we all want to see him drinking champagne from his race boots on the podium again.

Mercedes-AMG this week took the wraps off its new Formula 1 challenger, the W12, and the brand hopes it will not only carry Lewis Hamilton to a record eighth world title, but also help improve the next generation of AMG performance cars.

Buying a sports car is typically the culmination of years of hard work, laying the foundations of success so that you can splurge on a vehicle that you can be truly proud of. Buying a sports-car company is much the same

Last week the spread of the coronavirus across Europe led the Swiss government to put restrictions on large gatherings, which forced organiser of the Geneva motor show to cancel the event.

Let’s face it, when the sports-car bubble bursts, it bursts hard – real hard. You only need to look back to 2019 to get the latest example of that fact, with Australian sales down a massive 20.8 per cent

Of the 1,062,867 new vehicles sold in Australia last year, just 45 were locally manufactured – a crazy thought a decade ago, right?

Geely, the Chinese brand that owns Volvo and Lotus, has reportedly taken an interest in under-fire Aston Martin.The British sports car brand is looking for investment after reporting a drop in sales in 2019 as well as extra expenditure on marketing which has seen its share price drop significantly since it floated in 2018. The Financial Times reports that Geely has begun talks and its due diligence to take a stake in Aston Martin. It's unclear how much Geely wants to invest in the brand, with a minority holding and technical partnership seemingly the most likely option.Geely has been on a spending spree in recent years, buying Volvo from Ford in 2010, investing 10 per cent into Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler and taking control of Lotus in 2017. It's worth noting that Mercedes-AMG already has a technical relationship with Aston Martin to provide engines and other powertrain components, so further Geely investment would only strengthen the connection between the brands.Geely isn't the only interested party in Aston Martin, however, with Canadian billionaire businessman Lawrence Stroll also in talks to take a stake in the company. Stroll, father of F1 driver Lance, has built his career investing in brands at a low point and rebuilding their value. He did it successfully with fashion labels Tommy Hilfiger and Michael Kors. Stroll is also no stranger to fast cars, aside from his investing in his son's career he lead a consortium to take control of the Racing Point F1 team. He also has a huge collection of Ferraris and other supercars and even owns the Mont-Tremblant circuit in Canada. According to the Financial Times report it's unclear if Geely will still want to invest in Aston Martin if Stroll's consortium takes its stake, rumoured to be 19.9 per cent. Regardless of who owns it Aston Martin is pushing ahead with its 'Second Century' plan in 2020 with the launch of its first SUV, the DBX, and its first mid-engine model, the Valkyrie hypercar.

The 2019 new cars sales figures have been announced, and it's fair to say that the entire Australian market was one of the biggest losers of last year.Overall sales slumped 7.8 per cent on the preceding year's figures, with a total of 1,062,867 vehicles s

Aston Martin's first ever SUV, the DBX, will hit Australian showrooms late next year priced from $357,000 before on-road costs.Though the production version of the crucial DBX is yet to be revealed, it will be fully uncovered in Beijing on November 20, th

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