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In the UK we can view new car registrations by model, free on the internet. It is fairly slow to be made available by the vehicle registration department, but we can monitor DBX UK sales quarterly.
New registrations by manufacturer, are available monthly very promptly. Aston Martin = 58 cars in UK, in January 2021.
In your country, is there any similar such information easily available?
I think each US State probably deals with their own vehicle registration records, so it might be complicated to obtain USA totals.
It is one way for us to partly monitor how things are going at AML, but only the Company released figures reveal the overall position.
RichB said:
Indeed DB4GT Zagato but getting back on topic AML closed at 2,049.00 GBX ?59.00 Down 2.80%
Down on the day but, draw back a bit, and the general trend is up. The talk last evening in here was of a hugely expensive SUV and a selection of dated cars. Stroll knows this. Big exposure in Formula 1 with a team and half the Safety Cars and he has folk all round the world thinking owning an Aston Martin is a good idea. This is not a discerning way to buy a car but it's a very shrewd way to sell them.
Jon39 said:
Apparently 264,000 of these monsters are bought each year.
Edited by Jon39 on Friday 5th February 17:04
https://fordauthority.com/fmc/ford-motor-company-s...
Moonpie said:
RichB said:
I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and all that but it's an odd world we live in when someone sees an SUV, any SUV, as 'truly beautiful' 
To me a well designed SUV can be, at best, 'a good looking example' of the type... 
(of which the DBX is)
You have to remember Rich that I live in the US where SUV’s and Pickup Trucks rule. To me a well designed SUV can be, at best, 'a good looking example' of the type... (of which the DBX is) And I do in fact consider the DBX a beautiful SUV. It is simply understated class.
DickyC said:
Down on the day but, draw back a bit, and the general trend is up.
The talk last evening in here was of a hugely expensive SUV and a selection of dated cars. Stroll knows this. Big exposure in Formula 1 with a team and half the Safety Cars and he has folk all round the world thinking owning an Aston Martin is a good idea. This is not a discerning way to buy a car but it's a very shrewd way to sell them.
I was intrigued about who has provided safety cars over the years:The talk last evening in here was of a hugely expensive SUV and a selection of dated cars. Stroll knows this. Big exposure in Formula 1 with a team and half the Safety Cars and he has folk all round the world thinking owning an Aston Martin is a good idea. This is not a discerning way to buy a car but it's a very shrewd way to sell them.
Porsche 914 - 1973 Canadian Grand Prix
Porsche - 1976 Canadian Grand Prix
Fiat Tempra 16V - 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix
Opel Vectra - 1994 San Marino Grand Prix
Honda Prelude - 1994 Japanese Grand Prix
Porsche 911 GT2 - 1995 Belgian Grand Prix
Renault Clio - 1996 Argentine Grand Prix
Mercedes C36 AMG - 1996 to 1997 (2 times deployed, 11 laps)
Mercedes CLK55 AMG - 1997 to 1998 (12 times deployed, 30 laps)
Mercedes CL55 AMG - 1999 to 2000 (17 times deployed, 45 laps)
Mercedes SL 55 AMG - 2001 to 2002 (10 times deployed, 39 laps)
Mercedes CLK 55 AMG - 2003 (12 times deployed, 29 laps)
Mercedes SLK 55 AMG - 2004 to 2005 (17 times deployed, 59 laps)
Mercedes CLK 63 AMG - 2006 to 2007 (22 times deployed, 80 laps)
Mercedes SL 63 AMG - 2008 to 2009 (24 times deployed, 86 laps)
Mercedes SLS AMG - 2010 to 2014 (68 times deployed, 253 laps)
Mercedes-AMG GT S - 2015 to 2017 (37 times deployed, 142 laps)
Mercedes-AMG GT R - 2018 to current
I genuinely wonder how many people since 1996 have watched grand prix at the weekend and have thought hmm I must buy a Mercedes/AMG?
I guess we will have to wait to see if there is a material increase in sales as a result of the aforementioned coverage - as an aside the used section of AMUK still shows the 4 DBX for sale...
oilit said:
I genuinely wonder how many people since 1996 have watched grand prix at the weekend and have thought hmm I must buy a Mercedes/AMG?
I guess we will have to wait to see if there is a material increase in sales as a result of the aforementioned coverage - as an aside the used section of AMUK still shows the 4 DBX for sale...
Sales figures are the test but I can't see Mercedes doing it if there is no financial gain. Any advertising is good advertising and all that.I guess we will have to wait to see if there is a material increase in sales as a result of the aforementioned coverage - as an aside the used section of AMUK still shows the 4 DBX for sale...
Has it been confirmed that Aston Martin are providing the Safety Car for the 2021 F1 season?
Some time ago all that I heard, was they might be allowed to run the Medical Car.
That vehicle is usually seen only briefly at the rear of the grid, while the racing cars assemble.
The Mercedes Medical Car has alwas been an estate, so the only Aston Martin equivalent would be the DBX.
Free live TV coverage in the UK of F1 ended with the last race of 2020 (RTL gave up their contract to Sky), so it now only leaves the Channel 4 replay, with their contract limited coverage of the track action. Unfortunately many existing UK fans will drift away.
Jon39 said:
Has it been confirmed that Aston Martin are providing the Safety Car for the 2021 F1 season?
Ah, I thought it was going to be 50:50 Astons and Mercedes. Where did I get that from? Dreamt it up probably.He dreams of Astons, you know.
Nothing wrong with that. Perfectly natural.
AutoTrader has 10 DBX for sale, price range £178k-£190k. As previously mentioned, I don’t think the U.K. numbers are particularly relevant at the moment, as the early deliveries were always going to be in different markets. I guess when the official numbers are released we will get the overall picture. Fingers crossed it’s good news. Regarding the share price, my break even was £1.055 in old money, equivalent to £21.10 after the recent change. It’s a relatively small position, so I’m not too bothered really, but it’s good to see the recent recovery. 14,000 vehicles per year though? That’s very ambitious, and sounds very similar to the previous regime. We shall see.
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Minglar
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Minglar
SSO said:
GingerMunky said:
Minglar said:
I don’t think the U.K. numbers are particularly relevant at the moment
Yes hopefully selling in droves in US and China.DickyC said:
Ah, I thought it was going to be 50:50 Astons and Mercedes. Where did I get that from? Dreamt it up probably.
He dreams of Astons, you know.
Nothing wrong with that. Perfectly natural.
He dreams of Astons, you know.
Nothing wrong with that. Perfectly natural.
There was some speculation about this last November in magazines and online, but I have not noticed any confirmation by the Formula One organisation. Wonder if an announcement might coincide with the racing car unveiling, to make for a bigger publicity 'splash'.
AstonV said:
SSO said:
GingerMunky said:
Minglar said:
I don’t think the U.K. numbers are particularly relevant at the moment
Yes hopefully selling in droves in US and China.Lawrence Stroll says Formula One will provide enormous marketing benefits for Aston Martin.
Recently, typing 'Aston Martin' into a Google News search, has been producing a long list of Aston Martin F1 team news items, with only an occasional news item about Aston Martin Lagonda itself.
Hopefully it will result in greatly increased sales for AML.
Do you think Mr Stroll enjoys being involved in racing, more than leading the AML board, or do the two create a beneficial fit for AML?
It costs hundreds of millions every year, to run a Formula One team. All great fun and the marketing people justify the enormous cost, by emphasising how much worldwide tv coverage, a team has achieved. That explains why the tail-end teams always try to be first on track for qualifying, so that their cars at least have some 'views' on TV and not just when they are lapped.
What is in the F1 marketing mind of Renault? Their publicity for years has presumably been helping to maintain UK sales of 60,000 cars every year. For 2021, the Renault name disappears and replaced by their sub-brand Alpine, 2019 UK sales just 171 cars.
Jon39 said:
It costs hundreds of millions every year, to run a Formula One team.
I have no idea what the financial arrangements are but don't forget Lawrence Stroll already owned Racing Point before he bought AML so to him (using man maths) it's a no cost, no brainer to use the team he already owned to publicise the manufacturer he'd just bought. And, dare I say good luck to him. Gassing Station | Aston Martin | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff