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Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire. It also designs and engineers cars which are manufactured by Magna Steyr in Austria.
From 1994 until 2007 Aston Martin was part of the Ford Motor Company, becoming part of the company's Premier Automotive Group in 2000. On 12 March 2007, it was purchased for £479 million by a joint venture company, headed by David Richards and co-owned by Investment Dar and businessman John Sinders. Ford retained a US$77 million stake in Aston Martin, valuing the company at US$925 million.
Contents
* 1 History
o 1.1 Inter war years
o 1.2 The David Brown era
o 1.3 1970s—Changing ownership
o 1.4 1980s—Victor Gauntlett
o 1.5 The Ford era
+ 1.5.1 Sale by Ford
o 1.6 2007—A new era begins
o 1.7 2009—Return to Le Mans
+ 1.7.1 Results
o 1.8 2010 Outsourced Rapide production to Austria
* 2 Aston Martins in film and culture
* 3 Models
o 3.1 Pre-war cars
o 3.2 Post-war Sports and GT cars
o 3.3 Other
o 3.4 Current models
* 4 Race cars
o 4.1 Whole race cars (post-war)
o 4.2 Engine supply only
o 4.3 Complete Formula One World Championship results
o 4.4 Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans finishes
* 5 See also
* 6 Notes
* 7 External links

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