Aston Martin Cologne
Engine production shifts to Germany
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Later next year, Aston Martin will be shifting engine production to Germany. Currently, the V12 motors for the quintessentially British car are made by Cosworth Technology (now an Audi subsidiary).
AM - owned by Ford - obviously isn't keen on being dependent on another manufacturer for its engine supply and has arranged for production to be brought in house.
Sadly for patriotic car buyers, the decision was made to build the monster engines in Germany rather than in the homeland of AM (cue Rule Britannia...).
Dr Ulrich Bez, Chief Executive Officer, said the move was no reflection on the company's current engine-building agreement but the time was now right to consider a move.
"From 2005 our annual production will increase three-fold and the switch to Cologne for our V12 engine will enable this to happen," said Dr Bez. "This production base will also be totally flexible allowing us to assemble modular engine concepts and variants.
"All the engines built within this facility will be unique to Aston Martin and a perfect fit in terms of technology requirements, quality control and lean production techniques."
The new facility, which is currently being prepared for Aston Martin engine production, is within the Ford engine plant in Cologne.
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