RUMORS: Mercedes Wants to Buy Aston Martin!

yes ... the owner of Aston Martin is some investers from USA and kuwait

Like what?!

it's in fact a 6.2 litre v8... ;))

the V8 from the M3 in an aston like the vantage - that would be perfect! it's an amazing machine: incredibly powerful but much more efficient in fuel consumption as the old lame thirsty jag V8!

mercedes does not own mclaren

They own a majority of shares, roughly 45% from last i heard.

The ford shareholders would of never approved the direct sale of AM from ford to the hands of another manufacturer especially one that is already ahead of them in sales in the same markets, y u think they sold LR and Jag to TATA which is no competition. Maybe mercedes hired that firm to buy AM and get it out of the hands of Ford so that they could then buy it no prob from this firm.

that's a good conspiracy theory. hire some rich middle eastern's that everyone thinks is going to turn the whole company around and then Daimler swoops them up or brain wash them that the whole idea was a bad one.

if anything this is not the merger of equals. no point of you reminding us about that past experience. Aston Martin was bought for about 2 billion. If anything, aston martin can actually along with SL, CL, S and Maybach showcase Mercedes's Technology on their models, where as e-klasse and c-klasse will carry the tag of paying for those technologies..

You're correct, they CAN (and I personaly think should). But, Chrysler COULD be the bastion of German-American engineering, so why arent they...?

...Because it's blatantly obvious Mercedes is not interested in sharing the spotlight. And this is coming from a pseudonym named benz_man!

unions and pension structure did prevent mercedes benz putting MORE money into the business. Mercedes learned the hard way not to mess with american corporate structure. that is why you see TOyota and nissan succeeding here. simply because they dont have unions and are not ready to carry the burden of pension plans, although ultimately they will face this dilemma when their workforce will get older. but hopefully by then Barak Obama will be able to address issues of american corporate downfall and save us from ourselves.

lol come on, barak obama is a friggin joke, just as any other potential us president.. these are closely monitored from college years up to their canditature, when they're carefully handpicked, making sure they'll be servile pawns to the usury-industrial/military complex ruling elite (despite all the lies and faked two-party system).. and even if he got out of control and tried to act honestly, they'll simply get rid of him, like happened to j. kennedy.. ron paul would be a better choice by far

ha ha...certainly there is a truth in what you are saying and our ruling elite will at least for a feasible future consist of Major WASP players. But given a failing infrastructure of US economy, sooner or later somebody will have to start making right decisions to keep our country on the top and i tend to think that we are at the end of this line and if decisions won't be made now...then say goodbye to middle class and say goodbye to economic dominance that our country has enjoyed. the fact is, Obama has so far surrounded himself with top notch young generation economists that are capable to change the infrastructure of american business. what happened to JFK is not suitable for our time, given that our society did evolve and entered the age of communication revolution. Midwestern states did not experience the loss of jobs as they do now. so situation got us to the point of no return and major changes will have to be made.:)

hey ck, I agree with your statements about the corruption in American politics. Pretty much, if Obama is a puppet, thats it for the American economy. The middle-class and lower class will fall from 1st world status. But, if he speaks truly, it just means we have a long way to go yet...with someone with the balls to lead the change. Oh, and for Astons sake Mercedes should def not buy Aston!

I hope benz dont mess with the engine of this car or the transmission. I would like to see benz help them with technology but not performance. Benz has not been able to get its power down to the ground because of its massive torque which is why there cars need auto trans. Plz benz do not kill the history of this car.....

u r wrong MR!!! Porchse is not for sale ... niether BMW

porsche*

if bmw is crap then why do your sn X5M?