Under which company is Aston Martin?
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Aston Martin is a model under Aston Martin Lagonda. Previously affiliated with Ford Motor Company, it was acquired from Ford in 2007. Aston Martin Lagonda is headquartered in Gaydon, UK, and is a British luxury car brand, mainly producing sports cars, racing cars, and convertible touring cars. Aston Martin was founded in March 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Banford. The following is the development history of Aston Martin Lagonda: Established in the UK in 1913, the company was initially named Bamford & Martin Ltd. In 1929, Aston Martin launched a sports car named "Aston Martin International". Until 1936, the company decided to focus on the development of ordinary cars. In 1947, Sir David Brown acquired Aston Martin. In 2007, British David Richards took over Aston Martin. On September 7, 2008, it was announced that Aston Martin officially entered the Chinese market, marking a historic first step in Aston Martin's strategy to enter China. On June 1, 2011, Aston Martin (China) Automotive Sales Co., Ltd. was officially established in Shanghai. On February 17, 2016, Aston Martin and LeEco signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture for electric vehicles. In July 2018, Aston Martin partnered with China's first Olympic equestrian eventing rider, Alex Hua Tian. On March 5, 2019, the Aston Martin Vanquish Vision concept car, AM-RB003 Aston Martin mid-engine supercar, and Lagonda Vision SUV concept car debuted at the 89th Geneva Motor Show. On May 26, 2020, the board announced the appointment of Tobias Moers as the new CEO. In May 2022, Aston Martin appointed former Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa as the company's CEO. Aston Martin Lagonda mainly includes the following models: V12-Zagato, Aston Martin DB9, Aston Martin DBS, Aston Martin DB11, Aston Martin DBX, V8-Vantage, etc. The following are detailed introductions: Latest V12-Zagato: Overall dimensions 4385mm*1865mm*1250mm, equipped with a 6.0L naturally aspirated V12 engine, featuring direct injection technology, matched with a 6-speed manual transmission (MT), front suspension with double-wishbone coil spring independent suspension, rear suspension with double-wishbone coil spring independent suspension sports car. Aston Martin DB9: Overall dimensions 4720mm*2061mm*1282mm, equipped with a 6.0L naturally aspirated V12 engine, featuring multi-point electronic injection technology, matched with a 6-speed automatic transmission (AT), front suspension with double-wishbone independent suspension, rear suspension with double-wishbone independent suspension sports car. Aston Martin DBS: Overall dimensions 4712mm*1968mm*1280mm, equipped with a 5.2T twin-turbocharged V12 engine, featuring direct injection technology, matched with an 8-speed automatic transmission (AT), front suspension with double-wishbone independent suspension, rear suspension with multi-link independent suspension sports car. Aston Martin DB11: Overall dimensions 4750mm*1950mm*1290mm, equipped with a 4.0T twin-turbocharged V8 engine, featuring direct injection technology, matched with an 8-speed automatic transmission (AT), front suspension with double-wishbone coil spring independent suspension, rear suspension with multi-link coil spring independent suspension sports car. Aston Martin DBX: Overall dimensions 5039mm*1998mm*1680mm, equipped with a 4.0T twin-turbocharged V8 engine, featuring direct injection technology, matched with a 9-speed automatic transmission (AT), front suspension with double-wishbone independent suspension, rear suspension with multi-link independent suspension mid-size SUV. Aston Martin V8-Vantage: Overall dimensions 4465mm*1942mm*1274mm, equipped with a 4.0T twin-turbocharged V8 engine, featuring direct injection technology, matched with an 8-speed automatic transmission (AT), front suspension with double-wishbone coil spring independent suspension, rear suspension with multi-link coil spring independent suspension sports car.