Mexican Media Brands
Aston Martin, Mercedes AMG Partner on Engines, Electronics
Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. and Daimler AG's Mercedes-AMG unit have agreed to partner on powertrains and technology.
#electronics
Share
Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. and Daimler AG's Mercedes-AMG unit have agreed to partner on powertrains and technology.
The companies expect to finalize the alliance by year-end. Under the deal, Aston Martin will receive engines from Mercedes-AMG and electric and electronic components from Daimler's Mercedes-Benz Cars unit.
In exchange, Daimler will acquire 5% of Aston Martin in several steps over an unspecified period as the partnership develops. Daimler also will be given "observer status" on Aston Martin's board.
Aston Martin said in January it was looking for a partner to co-develop high-performance engines. The company also had been in extended talks with Daimler about producing the next-generation Maybach ultra-luxury car for the German carmaker, but those discussions ended abruptly in late 2011.
RELATED CONTENT
-
2018 Ford EcoSport: Small Is the New Big
Eric Loeffler, chief program engineer for the 2018 Ford EcoSport, recalls driving home from work one day from the product development center in Brazil where work was underway on developing the vehicle that will be coming to the U.S. in 2018, having been launched in 2003 in South America and is now become available in 140 countries around the world.
-
Ford Expedition: Bigger, Better
If you’re going to introduce a new full-size SUV, you might as well do it in a place where there are more of them sold than anywhere else, says Joe Hinrichs, Ford president of the Americas.
-
Ford GT Display Development
As you are unlikely to ever be in one of these: (and I’m not implying my odds for getting there are much better), you’re unlikely to ever see this, the 10-inch wide all-digital display in the Ford GT: Speaking to the development of TFT LCD display, Jamal Hameedi, chief engineer, Ford Performance, said, “Driver focus and attention are key with such high performance.