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Martin raced specials at Aston Hill near Aston Clinton, and the pair decided to make their own vehicles. [24] The first car to be named Aston Martin was created by Martin by fitting a four-cylinder Coventry-Simplex engine to the chassis of a 1908 Isotta Fraschini. [25] [26]
Mansory works on vehicles from a number of manufacturers, including Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Bugatti, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus Cars, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce, and Tesla. [1] In November 2007, Mansory acquired the Porsche-tuning arm of Rinspeed AG. Rinspeed maintains its Swiss base in Zumikon at Lake Zurich.
Quick Lane was launched as a pilot program in 1997 by Ford Motor Company. 80 shops were opened in 2003, boosting locations to 279. [2] In August 2014, Ford and the Detroit Lions announced that Quick Lane would become title sponsor of the Quick Lane Bowl, succeeding the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl as the annual bowl game based in Detroit. [4]
Lagonda is a British luxury car brand established in 1906, which has been owned by Aston Martin since 1947. The trade-name has not had a continuous commercial existence, being dormant several times, most recently from 1995 to 2008, 2010 to 2013, and 2016 onward.
Aston Martin was a member of PAG. Ford acquired an interest in Aston Martin in 1987 and had full control from 1991. It was sold on 12 March 2007 for £479 million. [4] However, Ford retained a £40 million (8%) stake in Aston Martin. [9]
(Ford had previously sold Aston Martin in 2007, and Land Rover and Jaguar Cars in early-June 2008 and its controlling-interest in Mazda in November 2008). Under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program Ford borrowed $5.9 billion to help their vehicles meet higher mileage requirements.