Aston Martin

Aston Martin (also known as AM in acronym form) is a British luxury sports car manufacturer featured in the Asphalt series.
== Overview ==
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. It was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. The company has had a chequered financial history, including bankruptcy in the 1970s, but has also enjoyed long periods of success and stability, including under the ownership of David Brown, from 1947 to 1972 and of the Ford Motor Company from 1994 to 2007.
In March 2007, a consortium of investors, led by David Richards, purchased 92% of Aston Martin for £479 million, with Ford retaining a £40 million stake. David Richards became chairman of Aston Martin. In December 2012, the Italian private equity fund Investindustrial signed a deal to buy 37.5% of Aston Martin, investing £150 million as a capital increase.
The marque competed in Formula One from 1959 to 1960, but didn't score any podiums or points. However, the marque will return to F1 when the Racing Point F1 Team, owned by Lawrence Stroll and led by Otmar Szafnauer, rebrands.
=== Cars ===
==Trivia==
*The firm became associated with luxury grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of an Aston Martin DB5 in the 1964 film Goldfinger.
*Excluding spinoffs, Asphalt 5 is the only mainline game to not have Aston Martin.