Aston Martin is not for sale, company chairman David Richards has told Autocar.
Richards, who is also boss of Prodrive, sought to dispel ongoing rumours that the company would be on the market for the right price.
'This speculation is only there because we are talking to people all the time about engines.
'But we are always talking to people and it doesn't mean we're for sale,' he said during last weekend's Nurburgring 24hr race.
'The company is not for sale,' he added.
In the race, Richards' Astons finished first, second and third in their class.
Speculation that Richards and other investors would be quick to sell the company has been circulating ever since the partnership bought Aston from Ford last year.
Richards also said Ford would be supplying Aston's engines for the next few years and was cagey about any deal with Mercedes.
'We are guaranteed engine supply by Ford until 2012 and we are talking to Mercedes, but then we are talking to Ford and we talk to everybody,' he added.