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  • Best Car Design Since 1960s Drives U.S. Market Share Gain

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    In the dark winter months before General Motors Co. filed for bankruptcy four years ago, its top designer, Ed Welburn, was growing increasingly frustrated with the negative news about his company.

  • Aston Sets $4.85 Million Record, Mouse Nest DB5 $486,469

    An Aston Martin DB4 set an auction record of $4.85 million for the “James Bond” maker in a weekend sale as even wrecks found in barns sold for above- estimate prices.

  • Aston Martin's Flagship $280,000 Vanquish

    <p>I pull a white <a href="http://topics.bloomberg.com/aston-martin/" data="" type="" tooltip="" title="" target="_blank">Aston Martin</a> Vantage S roadster out of a Manhattan garage and the rumble of the V-8 reverberates, vibrant and animalistic, down the crowded street.</p><p>I get less than a block before a woman leans out of her SUV and asks, “Is it a six speed?” I tell her it is. She sighs expressively. “Good. A car like that should have a stick shift.”</p><p>Two more conversations ensue before I can escape to the highway. People like Aston Martins.</p><p>This year marks the brand’s 100th anniversary. It began life in 1913 as Bamford &amp; Martin Ltd., and has endured a steady turnover of owners, including an <a href="http://topics.bloomberg.com/oil-company/" data="" type="" tooltip="" title="" target="_blank">oil company</a>, <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/F:US" data="" type="" tooltip="" title="Get Quote" target="_blank">Ford Motor Co. (F)</a> and a group of Kuwait-based investors.</p><p><em>Left, Aston Martin's Vantage V-8 Is a Dream for Innocents.</em></p> Source: Photograph by Aston Martin via Bloomberg

  • When Your $450,000 Aston Martin Has to Arrive Overnight

    A 1963 Aston Martin like the one James Bond drove in “Goldfinger” began its journey from Frankfurt to New York by being maneuvered into the hold of a Delta Air Lines Inc. jet.

  • Aston Martin’s $280,000 Vanquish Is Company Flagship

    I pull a white Aston Martin Vantage S roadster out of a Manhattan garage and the rumble of the V-8 reverberates, vibrant and animalistic, down the crowded street.

  • Aston Martin Holder Investment Dar Offers Assets to Creditors

    Investment Dar Co., a shareholder in luxury carmaker Aston Martin, is offering some of its assets to creditors as the Kuwaiti company restructures debt.

  • John Lennon’s Ferrari Chases $6.6 Million Le Mans Racer

    A Ferrari that competed in the 1953 Le Mans 24-hour race and another that John Lennon bought just after passing his driving test are coming up for auction as prices rise for classic models by the Italian maker.

  • Daimler Says It’s in Supply Discussions With Aston Martin

    Daimler AG, the German manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz luxury autos, is in early talks with Aston Martin on supply and technical-cooperation agreements as the U.K. sports-car maker seeks to reduce spending on developing models.

  • American Auto Industry Has Best Performance in 20 Years

    Detroit’s boom-and-bust history was built on a dependence on big, fuel-thirsty vehicles. Now, with freshly stocked showrooms of new cars and more-efficient trucks, U.S. automakers are gaining ground on their Asian competitors with the best lineup in a generation.

  • Ferraris Beaten by Ford Broncos, Jeep in Car Auctions

    Vintage sports utility vehicles, SUVs, have become the latest growth area of the classic-car market.

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