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Yes I know there are other threads about Aston Martin being sold, but now it's confirmed, I thought it deserved its own thread.

Reports: Aston Martin likely sold to Prodrive

Ford is likely to announce the sale of its Aston Martin brand to racing firm Prodrive, according to reports by Reuters and the Telegraph. "It's a done deal. All that remains is to cross the t's and dot the i's," said a senior source told the U.K. newspaper.

Sources at the Geneva Motor Show told the Telegraph the sale would be complete by the end of the week. The Reuters news agency reported much the same thing, saying the $900 million deal could be finalized this week.

Ford announced in August it intended to sell the company in order to raise capital. In November, it was reported Aston Martin would likely become an independent car company, since no major automaker expressed an interest in acquiring the marquee.

Rumors that Aston Martin would be been sold to luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton (LVMH) surfaced earlier this year, and were promptly shot down as "absolute rubbish."

Prodrive revealed a tuning package for the Aston Martin V8 Vantage. The company tuned the 4.3 litre V8 engine to raise peak power from 380 hp to 425 hp, as well as increasing peak torque from 302 lb/ft to 325 lb/ft. This reduces the car's 0-62 mph time from 5.0 secs to 4.7 secs (est).

CEO Dr Ulrich Bez is likely to remain at the head of Aston, and Ford will retain a small stake in the company.
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Good news - will be even better if it's confirmed - and even greater news if the rumours about Prodrive branding their F1 team Aston Martin are correct.

Great to see that Aston appears heading for a buyer who will take good care of it.
 
They surely wont be true Astons if they buy their F1 cars off McLaren...

Still good news though, would be great to have the name in F1.
 
last thing i heard was that they were sold to Louis Vuitton? great news that it's sold to prodrive tho :happy:
 
Finally some really good news, that should make the cars even better ;)
 
yeayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!! i love aston and i love prodrive... i hope they can make it balanced though
 
Seems like a good future for Aston Martin!
Let's wait and see...
 
I knew it wouldn't be long until a British car company is British-owned again. :D

Great news, Prodrive should be able to make wonders with AM.
 
it's great that Prodrive managed to pump another 45bhp from that V8. I remember Jezza saying that it wasn't as fast as he was expecting it to be. Well maybe that solved it. Now we just need someone to squeeze some extra power from the Porsche Cayman like that and it'll be ok.
 
OOOOOO are they gonna put that really nifty prodrive diff that JC couldn't understand in it?!?

Seriously, great pickup for Prodrive. Should be very good for Aston's road cars, and should be a phenomenal pairing for motor sports fans :)
 
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