British luxury sports-car and grand-tourer maker founded in 1913, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. Publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange, led by Lawrence Stroll's Yew Tree consortium, with Saudi Arabia's PIF and China's Geely also holding shareholder stakes. Fields its own Formula 1 team, Aston Martin Aramco.
A 150-car V12 special from Q by Aston Martin, revealed at Monterey Car Week in August 2026. The 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 makes 850 PS (838 hp) and 1,000 Nm, which Aston calls the most powerful front-engined production car in the world. Carbon-fibre body, eight-speed ZF transaxle, first deliveries in Q2 2027.
Aston Martin revealed the Valen at Monterey Car Week on 14 August 2026, a 150-car V12 special making 850 PS (838 hp) and 1,000 Nm. It is the third limited-run V12 the company has built in four years and the first of them without a manual gearbox, using an eight-speed ZF transaxle with shift strategies from the Vantage GT4 race car.
Aston Martin is transferring 50.1% of its non-automotive branding rights - everything except cars and Formula 1 - to US brand-licensing group Authentic Brands, as a condition of a GBP 550m debt package led by HPS Investment Partners. Creditors owed GBP 1.3bn have sent a letter before action over the move.
Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford, taking its name from Martin’s success racing at the Aston Clinton hillclimb. The company has passed through numerous owners and several near-collapses over its history before listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2018.
Lawrence Stroll’s Yew Tree Consortium took a controlling stake in 2020 and has since brought in further shareholders, including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and China’s Geely, alongside a long-standing technology partnership with Mercedes-Benz that supplies engines and electronics. The current road-car lineup runs from the Vantage sports car through the DB12 grand tourer to the DBX SUV and limited-run Valkyrie hypercar, built at Gaydon and the newer St Athan plant in Wales.
Aston Martin also fields its own Formula 1 team, Aston Martin Aramco, based at a purpose-built factory alongside the road-car business at Gaydon.
