The reporter asked the Aston Martin authorities for verification on this matter, and the other party responded: No comment. Geely and Contemporary Ampere Technology Co., Ltd. also declined to comment when responding to the verification.
Why did Aston Martin's shareholding incident come out frequently?
The data shows that Aston Martin's global new car sales in 20 19 were 58 19, down 7% year-on-year. Officials attributed the weak performance to the downturn in major consumer markets, and the demand for luxury cars in Europe, especially in Britain, decreased, resulting in poor sales of Vantage models, which continued throughout 20 19.
According to the third quarter financial report of 20 19, Aston Martin's pre-tax loss was13.5 million pounds, compared with a profit of/kloc-0.0 million pounds in the same period last year. Operating income was 250 million pounds, down 1 1% year-on-year. The adjusted operating profit in the third quarter was 6,543.8+03.4 million, a sharp drop of 565.438+0% year-on-year.
A few days ago, aston martin confirmed that due to the "challenging market environment", the company once again issued a profit warning and continued financing negotiations with potential investors.
From 20 19 to 12, Aston Martin confirmed that it was negotiating with a number of potential investors, mainly to sell shares and raise funds. These potential buyers include automobile manufacturers and investors from China, Indian, Middle East and other regions. China Geely Automobile was considered to buy Aston Martin, but Geely denied it.
But aston martin spokesman and CEO Andy Palmer (Andrew? Palmer) said that they will not consider capital merger with other automakers for the time being, but they hope to negotiate with more potential investors and evaluate potential financing to establish? "Long-term relationship"? Have a preliminary discussion.
In addition, according to the latest report of Autocar, the ——rapidie pure electric sports car project, which represents aston martin's electrification strategy, seems to have come to a standstill. The concept car of this model was first announced in 20 15, and it was originally planned to be mass-produced in 20 18. However, Autocar reported that due to unsatisfactory financial statements, Aston Martin decided to stop mass production of RapideE and turn it into a research plan to strengthen the development speed of brand electrification.
According to British Sky News, aston martin and Contemporary Ampere Technology Co., Ltd. will cooperate to provide them with the electrification technology needed for future models.
Aston Martin has also encountered some difficulties in the field of electrification. According to sources, Rapide? E will now be a research project to promote Aston Martin's wider electrification project, and it is not intended to be delivered to mass-produced users.
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