06-03-2002, 05:17 PM
Flute, je devrais vraiment faire journaliste auto. Encore raison moi....
Ford <F.N> set to sell Aston Martin-paper
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LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co. may sell luxury British carmaker Aston Martin, Britain's Independent on Sunday newspaper reported.
The paper, citing internal company sources, reported that Ford Chairman William Clay Ford Junior had said the sale was "worth thinking about". It added that Ford last week had denied am impending sale.
A spokesman for Ford Europe described the report as speculation. "As a matter of policy, we don't comment on speculation," he told Reuters.
Ford, struggling to return to profitability this year after losses of $5.45 billion last year, is counting on its luxury brands to generate one-third of its earnings by mid-decade.
Aston Martin, whose cars were made famous by featuring in a 1965 James Bond movie, is part of Ford's Premier Automotive Group, which also designs and markets the firm's Jaguar, Volvo and Land Rover brands.
The spy movie character is reunited with an Aston Martin, this time the V12 Vanquish model, in the forthcoming film "Die Another Day".
Ford <F.N> set to sell Aston Martin-paper
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LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co. may sell luxury British carmaker Aston Martin, Britain's Independent on Sunday newspaper reported.
The paper, citing internal company sources, reported that Ford Chairman William Clay Ford Junior had said the sale was "worth thinking about". It added that Ford last week had denied am impending sale.
A spokesman for Ford Europe described the report as speculation. "As a matter of policy, we don't comment on speculation," he told Reuters.
Ford, struggling to return to profitability this year after losses of $5.45 billion last year, is counting on its luxury brands to generate one-third of its earnings by mid-decade.
Aston Martin, whose cars were made famous by featuring in a 1965 James Bond movie, is part of Ford's Premier Automotive Group, which also designs and markets the firm's Jaguar, Volvo and Land Rover brands.
The spy movie character is reunited with an Aston Martin, this time the V12 Vanquish model, in the forthcoming film "Die Another Day".
