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Aston to launch 'two or three Lagonda models' - Bez

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Tim Pollard, 19 May 2011 09:34

Aston Martin is preparing to launch 'two or three' new Lagonda models, CEO Ulrich Bez has confirmed to CAR. In a wide-ranging interview with our European editor Georg Kacher in the new June 2011 issue, Dr Bez revealed numerous details about the plan to relaunch the Lagonda brand. The new-generation Lagondas are to include a sporty crossover, an Allroad-type crossover and a high-end ...

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Aston to launch 'two or three Lagonda models' - Bez

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Tim Pollard, 19 May 2011 09:34

Video: Aston Martin design chief on new Rapide

Tim Pollard, 03 December 2009 10:00

CAR recently caught up with Aston Martin design chief Marek Reichman – on board one of the first Aston Rapides to be built. You can watch our video interview in the player below, as CAR contributor Guy Bird interviews Reichman. He talks about the new Rapide, and why it shouldn't be seen as a rival for a Merc S-class or even ...

CAR interviews Aston Martin design director Marek Reichman (2009)

Guy Bird, 19 October 2009 09:42

CAR: The new Aston Martin Rapide looks great, as did the 2006 concept. We just wished it had arrived sooner. How much has changed from the concept to the production version? Marek Reichman: We’ve spent the time on driving dynamics, the package and constructing the car correctly. The car has grown taller (by 25mm) and fractionally longer (under 10mm) – ...

Aston Martin to axe a third of jobs

Tim Pollard, 01 December 2008 14:00

Aston Martin announced at 2.00pm today that it is to cut a third of its UK workforce in a response to a slump in sales. The company, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire, said it today launched a consultation with the unions to cut 300 permanent jobs and 300 temporary posts – out of a total of 1850 employees. The news is ...

Aston Martin and Mercedes 'to strike €300m deal'

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Georg Kacher, 22 October 2008 21:25

CAR Online today lifts the lid on the secret deal – codenamed Romeo and Juliet – being hammered out between Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz. We have sensational details of the alliance, including a plan for hybrid Aston Martins, the full range of proposed Lagonda models and even a possible DB10 and 4x4 from the Aston Martin Lagonda stable. Back in ...

Aston Martin relaunches Lagonda badge

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Tim Pollard, 01 September 2008 11:42

Aston Martin will relaunch the Lagonda marque, chief exec Ulrich Bez announced today. The famous name plate will be used on a range of upmarket cars, the first of which we'll see as a concept in 2009 – Lagonda's centenary year. What sort of cars will wear the Lagonda badge? Easy. The Mercedes architectures that Aston will soon have access ...

Aston Martin-Mercedes tie-up: secret plans revealed by CAR

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Tim Pollard, 06 August 2008 11:20

Aston Martin and Mercedes are plotting a wide-ranging tie-up that could see the two famous brands collaborate on engines, hybrids, transmission and even entire platforms, CAR can reveal. The top-secret partnership between Aston and Merc – dubbed Project Alligator by the Germans – is detailed in our exclusive story in the new September 2008 issue of CAR Magazine. The scoop ...

Aston to build cars abroad

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Ben Oliver, 03 March 2008 23:05

Aston Martin is to manufacture a major model outside the UK for the first time, CAR Online can exclusively reveal. The iconic British car maker will use the Geneva Motor Show to announce that its new Rapide four-door coupe will be built in Austria by Magna Steyr.The firm’s Graz factory is expected to build up to 3000 Rapides each year, ...

Aston Martin's design future

Anonymous, 28 November 2007 17:20

Aston Martin boss Ulrich Bez has told CAR Online he wants to evolve the firm's distinctive design 'for the next 20 years'. The company hopes to repeat the success of the timeless Porsche 911. The next generation of Astons will be styled at the company's new design studio, due to open on 11 December 2007. A product announcement is expected ...

UPDATED Aston Martin shuts historic factory

Tim Pollard, 19 July 2007 05:34

The last Vanquish rolled off the line at Aston Martin's historic Newport Pagnell factory today. Much of the historic site will be sold and turned into offices and homes. It brings to an end a long and distinguished history of car and carriage making at Newport Pagnell - stretching all the way back to the 1820s. Aston Martin started making ...

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