BMW is always interested by Aston Martin

The year passes, Ford has finally managed to sell the brand Aston Martin has a background Kuwaiti investment approach by David Richards, a great friend of Jacques Villeneuve and owner of Prodrive, highly respected company in international competitions rally. 

Purchase evaluates a 848 million U.S. dollars, but Ford retains 8% of assets and 77 million. This would serve to ensure a passage in harmony with the new purchasers, in addition to continuing to provide technological aid them.

Many companies had expressed interest in acquiring the legendary brand and despite the announcement of the acquisition by the conglomerate, he left marks that carefully monitor the activities of Aston Martin. Thus, according to some rumors the German BMW Group would be very interested in an alliance, rather than a purchase of the brand.

BMW owns the prestigious Rolls Royce, is fully aware that the VW Group / Audi owns Bentley and Lamborghini brands, Mercedes-Benz McLaren seems to detach and especially the new owner of the Volkswagen Group, Porsche s' preparing to launch its prestigious sedan Panamera direct rival to the model of Aston Martin Rapide.

Thus, a partnership between BMW and Aston Martin, would allow these manufacturers to jointly develop new products to the interior of complementary niches and lower costs.

But beware, that fact is generally BMW monitors closely by its natural rival Mercedes-Benz. And yet the rumors to the effect that it would be rather interested in acquiring the Columbia brand, nothing less.

It is said that despite the Kuwaitis dollars made available to Aston Martin, the brand owes its survival to one or associations with strong and well established manufacturers. Now remains to follow this new folder to know who will or will preferes managers this prestigious Columbia ...