AMG V8 engine deal void
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I doubt there is any truth in such a rumour.
The engine and electronics contract with Daimler-Benz is crucial to the future of AML.
D-B also now have a 5% ownership of AML. This is obviously not for money making reasons, but probably to confirm co-operation between the two companies.
If that deal failed, the DB11 would be without electrics.
wow know nothing about this, but that is pretty major if so
Electronics being unaffected is obviously important and actually, I can see why there are potential issues with the AMG situation - will AMG seriously give their best (most powerful) versions to a manufacturer competing in a similar segment (AMG GT vs Vantage replacement), but if not, how do Aston get away with the Aston price premium for a car that is so easy to directly compare with mercedes if the engine is not as powerful as AMG's
It's different to say the pagani situation where they aren't competing
THere is also of course the concern about whether buyers will be comfortable with, lets face it, whatever the factory say, what's likely to be an off the shelf AMG engine (with only minor revisions), in an Aston
But you would have thought that is all long since ironed out, so is there a new problem ?
It's incredibly late in the day if so - hard to imagine there will have been a plan B
Electronics being unaffected is obviously important and actually, I can see why there are potential issues with the AMG situation - will AMG seriously give their best (most powerful) versions to a manufacturer competing in a similar segment (AMG GT vs Vantage replacement), but if not, how do Aston get away with the Aston price premium for a car that is so easy to directly compare with mercedes if the engine is not as powerful as AMG's
It's different to say the pagani situation where they aren't competing
THere is also of course the concern about whether buyers will be comfortable with, lets face it, whatever the factory say, what's likely to be an off the shelf AMG engine (with only minor revisions), in an Aston
But you would have thought that is all long since ironed out, so is there a new problem ?
It's incredibly late in the day if so - hard to imagine there will have been a plan B
If that's so, why does this mule sound like this.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTcbh8xtelg
Looks full steam ahead?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTcbh8xtelg
Looks full steam ahead?
Kevin.Watters said:
Yes, I have been an Aston Martin employee since 2003 and I am currently Communications Manager.
What's the Comms statement relating more specificically to the title? The title suggests that whilst plodding Merc based engines might filter through, AMG is, well, AMG and not part of the Merc / Aston tie in??v8maniac said:
Seems to me that the Mercedes relationship still works (electronic stuff) but the engine deal is broken so far. Heard this from an AMG engineer. There's maybe be a last chance to heal. But do not have any further details... everyone I know does have sealed lips.
seems there are looser lips in the pubs i go to 
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