# Ford To Sell Aston Martin

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**Created:** [September 1, 2006, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-to-sell-aston-martin/371051 "2006-09-01T08:35:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-to-sell-aston-martin/371051/1 "2006-09-01T08:35:37Z")

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[Now what’s James Bond going to drive?](http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/BUSINESS01/609010397/-1/BUSINESS07)

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> Ford announced that it is considering selling Aston Martin because it has had inquiries from potential buyers, said Ford spokesman Tom Hoyt.
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> “We’re initiating a formal process to open it up to all parties,” Hoyt said. “We’re not commenting on the parties.”
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> Analysts say Hyundai Motor Co., Porsche AG, Toyota Motor Corp. or an investment house, such as the one where former Ford CEO Jacques Nasser is a senior partner, are all possible buyers of the British vehicle brand.
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> “Hyundai makes the most sense, because they don’t really have a luxury brand,” said James Bryant, Hoover’s auto industry editor in Austin, Texas. “It’d be a turnkey operation.”

I’m surprised that VW isn’t mentioned as one of the possible buyers.