Aston to stay in the family?

I hope not. Aston should keep its fantastic designers (cough-Ian Callum-cough) and engineers, but they need better management while they can get it. Do this before Ford spends all its cash on Jaguar and doesn't pay attention to Aston Martin!

— S4cabriofox (View Profile)

Posted on 9/24/2006 8:52:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Ian Callum no longer works for Aston. The last car he had a hand in was the DB9 which was finished by Henrik Fisker. Fisker designed the V8 Vantage. He left to form his own company recently. The AM Rapide is designed by the new design director Marek Reichmann.

— urbansouljah (View Profile)

Posted on 9/24/2006 8:58:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Aston Martin does not share engineering or management with Ford. They do share some engineering with the PAG brands. That's why Ford can sell them easily. Aston is the brand with the least ties to Ford.

— urbansouljah (View Profile)

Posted on 9/24/2006 9:01:21 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Aston's success came because of Dr Ulrich Bez. It's only fitting that he would buy the company.

— urbansouljah (View Profile)

Posted on 9/24/2006 9:02:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

sell it to BMW!

— JCF110 (View Profile)

Posted on 9/24/2006 10:04:23 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

JCF-

May I ask why? BMW has a thing for ruining prestigious luxury marks and not being able to help lesser ones. Look at Rover (dead) and Rolls (ugliest it's ever been and no sales).

VW, on the other hand, knows how to bring a super-brand into the spotlight (Bugatti, Audi-Lamborghini, Bentley)!

(-;

— S4cabriofox (View Profile)

Posted on 9/24/2006 11:11:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Will ,
VW has Bentley and Porsche
Sincerly,
AwsomeAudi

— awsomeaudi (View Profile)

Posted on 9/25/2006 12:08:23 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

ok anyways aston martins are over rated especially in Irvine, Ca where the socal head quarters is for ford astons are ugly slow and look like james bond lives in the ghetto

— awsomeaudi (View Profile)

Posted on 9/25/2006 12:09:55 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Dear Will (again),
The unpimpers have Lambo and bugatti \
Sincerly ,
AwsomeAudi

— awsomeaudi (View Profile)

Posted on 9/25/2006 12:11:11 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

they should sell it to toyota

— 528i (View Profile)

Posted on 9/25/2006 1:32:30 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Aston Martin can be indepenent. They are profitable now.

— urbansouljah (View Profile)

Posted on 9/25/2006 7:16:20 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

nice to see DCX pick them up. maybe it will pick up some of the slack from chrysler now that they are making a profit

— bigslick83 (View Profile)

Posted on 9/25/2006 11:37:26 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1