Aston Martin
| Aston Martin | |
|---|---|
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| Virksomhedsinformation | |
| Selskabsform | Privat selskab, public limited company, Limited Company  |
| Branche | Bilindustri |
| Grundlagt | 1913 |
| Grundlæggere | Lionel Martin Robert Bamford |
| Etableringssted | London, Storbritannien |
| Hovedsæde | Gaydon, Storbritannien |
| Produkt | Sportsvogn |
| Regnskab | |
| Omsætning | 1 mia. £ (2018) |
| Organisation | |
Antal ansatte | 1.250 |
| Ejer | Investment Dar |
| Datterselskaber | Aston Martin F1 Team Lagonda |
| Eksterne henvisninger | |
| Virksomhedens hjemmeside | |
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Aston Martin er et engelsk bilmærke inden for sportsvognskategorien samt luksusbiler. I 2002 var antallet af producerede biler nået op på blot 16.000.
Historie
Aston Martin blev grundlagt i 1913 af Lionel Martin og Robert Bamford. De havde året før fundet sammen, hvor de solgte biler af mærket Singer. Martin kørte racerløb i et område, Aston Hill Hillclimb nær Aston Clinton, og sammen med Bamford besluttede han sig for at lave deres egne biler. De købte plads i Chelsea ved London, og lavede deres første bil i marts 1915. Navnet Aston Martin stammer således fra et stednavn og et personnavn – ikke begge fabrikanter.
Lionel Martin forlod firmaet allerede i 1925, men nogle rigmænd overtog firmaet, omdøbte det til Aston Martin Motors og fortsatte med at lave hurtige racerbiler i 1930'erne. Efter 2. verdenskrig blev firmaet overtaget af David Brown Limited, hvilket gav anledning til en række DB-modeller, hvoraf især DB5 blev verdensberømt via James Bond-filmen Goldfinger. Den sidste model i rækken – DB10 fra James Bond filmen Spectre (2015) som er den dyreste Aston nogensinde
Opkøb
Trods berømmelse var der til stadighed problemer med økonomien – og Aston Martin-mærket ejes i dag af Ford Motor Company, som købte det i 1986.
Aston martin er i marts 2007 blevet solgt for 925 millioner dollar svarende til 5,2 milliarder kroner. Ford beholder selv en aktiepost svarende til 77 millioner dollar. Køberen er et konsortium med David Richards i spidsen, som er grundlægger og ejer af motorsports- og ingeniørfirmaet Prodrive.
Samarbejde med B&O
I december 2007 annoncerede Aston Martin og Bang & Olufsen indgåelsen af et strategisk samarbejde[1]. I september 2008 annonceredes lydsystemet BeoSound DBS til Aston Martin DBS ligesom det ved samme lejlighed bekendtgjordes, at den kommende model Aston Martin DB9 ligeledes skulle kunne fås med lydsystem fra Bang & Olufsen[2].
Modeller
Den største model fra 2001 – V12 Vanquish – medvirkede også i en James Bond-film og har disse tekniske data:
- 5935 cm³
- V12-motor
- 336 kW eller 460 HK
Desuden er Aston Martin DB5 blevet anvendt i flere James Bond-film.
Modellen Aston Martin One-77 bliver kun produceret i 77 eksemplarer.
Noter
- ^ "Bang & Olufsen and Aston Martin announce creative partnership". Bang & Olufsen. Arkiveret fra originalen 27. august 2010. Hentet 15. november 2008.
- ^ "BeoSound DBS system announced". Bang & Olufsen. Arkiveret fra originalen 16. november 2008. Hentet 15. november 2008.
Ekstern kilde/henvisning
 | Wikimedia Commons har medier relateret til: |
- Aston Martins hjemmeside
- Bang & Olufsen lydsystemer til Aston Martin Arkiveret 14. november 2008 hos Wayback Machine
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Aston Martin building at Star Motors
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Ostrich feather Badge of the Prince of Wales
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One of Aston Martin's largest manufacturing plants is in Wales.
Trade & Invest Wales - Aston Martin Case Study. www.tradeandinvest.wales
Actual text:
I think with Wales, we’re creating another chapter in the Aston Martin story.
So we’ve always been a company that has built cars in England, so for us to come to
Wales – what’s really cool about it is that we maintain this ‘built in the UK’ but now we have this added dimension of 'hand-built in Wales'.
We looked around the world and we looked at them all from a quality, cost and delivery perspective.
But ultimately it’s not just about money, it’s about skills, it’s about supply chain, about the suppliers, about the availability of certain technologies that we use – and it’s about support.
What’s impressed us about the attitude of the Welsh Government towards us and towards business in general is that they’ve got a very can-do attitude.
The dialogue has been terrific.
Wales was kept in the race because the government, the Ministers, the system in Wales wanted this to happen.
Throughout, they’ve been absolutely terrific – very pro-business and very mindful of our need to stay on a schedule in order to launch a vehicle on time in 2019 which is super important for our business.
DBX is really about the future of our brand.
This will be the world’s most beautiful SUV and we always focus on proportion – that gives us the beauty that makes something timeless – all created here.
There will be a fingerprint of Wales, whether it’s the seamstresses or the guys actually assembling the car, so the unique touches will come from the craftsmanship that we gain from the people hand-building the car.
It’s really important to work with local universities, local industry – there is so much talent here in Wales.
Staying in touch, being part of the educational system and having those young apprentices, young designers come and feed Aston Martin as well, that’s really important.
It’s all about hand-built traditional skills which are, believe me, difficult to find but we could find them in Wales.
We’re successful, we’re going to employ lots of people, that’s great for Wales.
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Coat of Arms of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1921, died 2021) granted in 1949 to Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark (Sir Philip Mountbatten) consort to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In 1947 the Prince was made Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich by King George VI. The coat of arms represents his lineage as a Prince of Greece and Denmark on his paternal side and his descent of the Mountbatten family on his maternal side.
| “ | Quarterly, First Or, semée of hearts Gules, three lions passant in pale Azure (For Denmark), Second Azure, a cross Argent (For Greece), Third Argent, two pallets Sable (For Battenberg or Mountbatten), Fourth Argent, upon a rock Proper a castle triple towered Sable, masoned Argent, windows, port, turret-caps and vanes Gules (For Edinburgh), the whole surrounded by the Garter; for a crest, upon a coronet of a son of the sovereign Proper, the royal helm Or, upon which issuant from a ducal coronet Or, a plume of five ostrich feathers alternately Sable and Argent; Mantling Or and ermine; for Supporters, dexter, a representation of Hercules girt about the loins with a lion skin, crowned with a chaplet of oak leaves, holding in the dexter hand a club Proper, sinister, a lion queue fourchée ducally crowned Or and gorged with a naval coronet Azure; Motto ’God Is My Help’. | ” |
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Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, 2005
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