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Is Daimler AG Looking to Purchase Stake in Aston Martin?



British magazine Autocar is reporting that Daimler AG (the German side of
Aston has the aluminum know-how that would be helpful to Mercedes. (Photo: Aston Martin)
DaimlerChrysler post split-up) is seriously interested in purchasing a large stake of British sports car maker Aston Martin.

The idea stems from Aston Martin's Kuwaiti investors who reportedly find the idea of Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin collaborating a good thing. Another Kuwaiti link is the Kuwaiti Investment Authority, which owns a seven-percent stake in Daimler AG. The two sides may wish to tie their interests together by linking Aston Martin with Daimler AG.

If so, both Aston Martin and Daimler AG would benefit from the proposed situation. Mercedes-Benz is looking to shift the next generation of its SL grand touring roadster to an aluminum intensive chassis, an architecture that Aston has a particular amount of expertise in building. All of its cars, ranging from
Mercedes has the engines and other parts that Aston could benefit from. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz)
the V8 Vantage to the DBS, ride on the V-H aluminum platform.

Meanwhile, Aston Martin could benefit from a supply of Mercedes-Benz components, which will save it millions in development costs needed for updating its existing products and building new ones. Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin could even share the development of future sports cars, similar to what occurred with Lamborghini and Audi with the Gallardo and R8.
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