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Technology ArticleThe Aston Martin power, beauty and soul Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury performance cars, whose headquarters are at Gaydon, England. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire From 1994 until 2007 Aston Martin was part of the Premier Automotive Group, a division of the Ford Motor Company. On 12 March 2007, it was purchased for £479 million (US$848 million) by joint-venture of Kuwait's investors of Investment Dar and Adeem Investment and by English-businessman John Sinders. Ford retained a US$77 million stake in Aston Martin, setting the total value of the company at US$925 million. Many of the James Bond films feature an Aston Martin as Bond's car. Wikipedia Disclaimer Above information is from wikipedia and is freely distributed under the GNU license Also See: All Articles |