RUMOURS CIRCULATING the internet earlier this week claimed that Aston Martin’s ambitious Lagonda revival had been placed on an “indefinite hold”, with company insiders allegedly saying that Aston’s plans for a new prestige sub-brand may never go ahead.

The global financial crisis is reportedly to blame, but the official word from Aston Martin is that its [...]

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Aston Martin’s super-sized touring-sedan-SUV concept, which previewed the return of the Lagonda brand, hides something of a dirty little secret: beneath that stoic, distinctly British-looking bodywork hides the underpinnings of a Mercedes Benz GL-class SUV.

Rumours of a collaboration between Aston Martin and Daimler have been hanging around for a while. Some pundits tipped the two [...]

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Aston Martin officially announced the revival of its sedan-building subsidiary Lagonda at the Geneva Motor Show yesterday, and to mark the occasion trotted out a concept version of what will likely be the brand’s first car.

Unfortunately for purists, it’s a honkingly-big SUV.

Aston CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez has high hopes for the Lagonda brand, with the [...]

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As we reported in September last year, Aston Martin has confirmed its intentions to revive the Lagonda badge, though little else was revealed at the time or in the months since.

Now, the maker of fine British supercars has announced that it will unveil a Lagonda concept at the Geneva Motor Show.  While that announcement was [...]

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With centenary celebrations set for 2009, Aston Martin Chief Executive Officer Dr Ulrich Bez yesterday revealed that the Lagonda marque is ready for revival. The Lagonda badge has not been seen since 1989 when production of the luxury, wedge-shaped four-door Aston Martin Lagonda saloon ceased.

The detail of what AM now has in mind for the Lagonda badge, it has [...]

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