An extended agreement between Aston and AMG?

A few weeks after confirming the conclusion of a partnership between Aston Martin and AMG, Daimler would be willing to extend the agreement.

Questioned by our British colleagues to coach, Dieter Zetsche, Daimler boss, says open to the possibility of going further in the partnership with Aston Martin. In December, the two marks thus confirmed the existence of an agreement on the provision of block V8 but also electronic components, in Exchange for 5% of the shares of the British brand without the right to vote.

The British website advances the hypothesis that Mercedes and Aston Martin could share a platform for the launch of an SUV that would be based on the Mercedes GL. "We will invest in this partnership and we'll see how it develops," explains the boss of Daimler. Daimler clearly hopes to acquire term a luxury brand, as already did BMW with Rolls Royce and Audi with Bentley...