Aston Martin F1 loses £190m in five years October 22, 2025 Aston Martin F1’s most recent loss of £46m has pushed their cumulative five-year deficit to £190m. The Lawrence Stroll-owned Formula 1 team saw revenue rise by 16 per cent for the financial year to 31 December 2024 while cost of sales also rose. But the pit garage housing both Fernando Alonso and Stroll’s son Lance [...]
Aston Martin DBX S review: Our favourite luxury SUV October 21, 2025 When Aston Martin introduced the DBX707 in 2022, it expected this faster, more expensive model to account for 50 percent of DBX sales. Instead, fully 90 percent of customers plumped for the 707hp newcomer, and the original 550hp DBX was discontinued soon afterwards. The message was clear: Aston Martin buyers wanted more performance and they [...]
Tariffs and economic pressure drive slowdown at Aston Martin October 6, 2025 Aston Martin has blamed a combination of economic challenges and the ongoing impact of tariffs as it warned sales will fall year on year. The luxury carmaker delivered fewer cars than expected in the third quarter of 2025, at 1,430 wholesale units versus 1,641 in the third quarter of 2024. It attributed the fall to [...]
The best restomods to buy in 2025 September 1, 2025 Restomods divide opinion like a famous jar of yeast extract, but clearly they are here to stay. And rightly so in our opinion – these modified classic cars are more exploitable and exciting to drive than almost anything sold new in 2025. We have driven some truly fabulous restomods, including cars based on iconic Porsche, [...]
Aston Martin: Why going private could be the right road for luxury carmaker July 29, 2025 Luxury carmaker Aston Martin could delist from the London Stock Exchange and return to private ownership as a way to boost its balance sheet, according to an analyst. Experts at Third Bridge have said the move could have a number of benefits for the Warwickshire-headquartered brand including “improve agility, attract long-term partners, and reduce the [...]
McLaren, Williams, Ferrari and Aston Martin take over London as F1 surges in popularity June 29, 2025 On Sunday 6 July over 100,000 Formula 1 racing fans will descend on Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. This in itself is no surprise given the history and heritage that comes with the Northamptonshire track’s association with the highest level of motor racing in the world. But in a nod to the wider mass [...]
Aston Martin tariff hit sinks UK car output to 76-year low June 27, 2025 UK car production plunged to its lowest level since 1949 last month, as Aston Martin and other British carmakers halted exports to the United States amid president Donald Trump’s escalating trade war. Data released on Friday by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) found that UK factories turned out just 49,810 cars and [...]
London shipowner looks to wind to propel green transition June 6, 2025 A London-based private shipowner is spearheading a drive to bring wind-powered shipping to the forefront of the UK’s bid to decarbonise. Union Maritime will take delivery of a 115,000-tonne oil tanker fitted with 120ft sails later this month. It is aiming to build a fleet of up to 34 wind-assisted ships, which would be the [...]
Aston Martin Vantage Roadster review: An emotional high May 28, 2025 Six-point-eight seconds. No, that isn’t how long the Vantage Roadster takes to reach 62mph (it got there 3.2 seconds ago), but the time needed for its roof to go from open to closed. Aston Martin says this is ‘fastest fully automatic deployable roof mechanism on the market today’. And believe me, when the Alpine weather [...]
Aston Martin: PIF and Geely billionaire’s shares shift after investment May 12, 2025 The proportion of shares Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Chinese billionaire Shufu Li’s hold in luxury car brand Aston Martin has changed following a major shares issue. In March Yew Tree Consortium, which is led by chairman Lawrence Stroll, placed 75 million additional shares in the London-listed business. As a result, both the value of the [...]