Aston Martin Media Website

Welcome to the Aston Martin media website.

Link to Aston Martin Cygnet Concept Press Release and Images

Link to Aston Martin Rapide Press Release and Images

Aston Martin is a modern, exclusive sports car brand with a unique heritage instantly recognised around the world. Founded in 1914 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford, Aston Martin is acknowledged as an iconic global brand synonymous with style, luxury, performance and exclusivity. The British marque fuses the latest technology, time honoured craftsmanship and graceful styling to produce a range of critically acclaimed cars that have catapulted Aston Martin to a position as one of the world’s coolest brands.

The first Aston Martins were created with a distinctive and individual character, handcrafted to the highest of standards, and capable of exceeding all performance expectations. Over the decades, the marque has stayed true to the values of Power, Beauty and Soul, creating some of the most iconic British sports cars of the post-war era.

Aston Martin have been independently owned since 2007 by a consortium of two major investment houses: Investment Dar & Adeem Investment based in Kuwait. The Aston Martin business is led by CEO, Dr. Ulrich Bez.

The current range of award-winning sports and performance GT cars gives Aston Martin the strongest line up in the marque’s history. This year, the company adds the elegant four-door sports car, the Rapide and the stunning One-77 supercar to an established range comprising DBS, DB9 and Vantage.

Rapide, Aston Martin’s first production four-door sports car, encapsulates the practicality of a car with extra doors and fuses it with the trademark sports car dynamics synonymous with all modern Aston Martins.

One-77, the definitive Aston Martin, is the ultimate expression of what the marquee stands for: a combination of craftsmanship, design, modern technology, and the ultimate in exclusivity, to create the world’s most desirable automotive art form.

The company’s acclaimed product range forms the basis of all its race cars. Built on a heritage of GT Racing and culminating in an historic victory in the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours with the DBR1, Aston Martin announced its return to competitive motorsport in 2003.
Consecutive wins at the Le Mans in the GT1 class in 2007 & 2008 followed, as well as a fourth place finish at the 2009 Le Mans with a new LMP1 car, the fastest petrol car in the field. In 2009 the V12 Vantage claimed a class victory at the Nürburgring 24-hour race– on its race debut- on a track that Aston Martin regard as the ultimate engineering sign-off test for its road cars.

Established to preserve and maintain Aston Martin’s remarkable automotive heritage, Aston Martin has a world leading Works Service facility in Newport Pagnell, repairing, restoring and servicing Aston Martin’s ranging from post-war to present day and for customers in 29 countries.

Aston Martin maintains a global network of 125 dealers in 32 countries. As part of the company’s ongoing expansion plans, Aston Martin has entered into Croatia, Czech Republic and Taiwan, with plans to open in Brazil, Greece, Chile, Poland, South Korea and Sweden, whilst seeking continued growth in emerging markets such as China and the Middle East.

Aston Martin is proud of a long-term relationship with James Bond. The association began in 1964 with the film “Goldfinger” featuring an iconic DB5 and has continued to present day, with DBS making its first public appearance in Casino Royale when it smashed its way into the Guinness World Record books for ‘The Most Cannon Rolls In A Car’. In 2008, DBS made its second consecutive appearance in ‘Quantum of Solace’, which took the marques’ total to 10 Bond film appearances.

Recent success for Aston Martin include:
Octane magazine ‘Car of the Decade’ for V12 Vantage
Auto Express 2009 New Car Awards, ‘Best Design Accolade’ for One-77.
Middle East Car magazine, ‘Manufacturer of the Year 2009’
Robb Report China, ‘Best Convertible Sports Car’, DBS Volante.