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Quick Facts
- Full name is Aston Martin Logonda Limited
- Dave Richards purchased it for 479 million Pounds
- Total value of the company estimated to be US $925 million
- The company had closed down for some time in 1926
- In 1947 David Brown Limited bought the company
Expert summary
Aston Martin, manufacturer of luxury performance cars, is headquartered at Gaydon, England. The name of the company derived from the name of one of the founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb in Buckinghamshire. In 2007 Dave Richards of Prodrive, a UK-based automotive company, bought Aston Martin from Premier Automotive Group under the Ford Motor Company. Aston Martin was founded in 1914 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. In 95 years the company has shown incredible growth and now it has its presence all around the world, with branches in Beijing and Shanghai, and about 120 dealers in 28 countries. In the public mind the Aston Martin car is the James Bond car.
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