AbakwaGeely bangathenga isigxobo ku-Aston Martin
Muva nje, u-Aston Martin ushiye ukukhiqizwa kwemoto yakhe yokuqala kagesi, i-Rapide E. Isizathu sasiwubunzima bezezimali. Njengoba kuvela, umenzi wezimoto unezinkinga ezinkulu, futhi ufuna izindlela zokuzixazulula.
Ku-2018, u-Aston Martin umemezele "ukuthengiswa" okukhulu kwamasheya. Ngaphandle kwegama elikhulu, babengekho abathengi abakhulu. Ngenxa yokungabaza okunjalo kwabatshali bezimali, amasheya enkampani ehle ngentengo ngo-300%. Ukuwa okunjalo akuqedi izifiso zika-Aston Martin, ngoba kusengumkhiqizo odumile, futhi kuzoba khona abafuna ukwenza imali ngawo.
Isibonelo, usozigidigidi waseCanada uLaurence Stroll, ongumnikazi wemikhiqizo eminingi eyaziwayo njengoTommy Hilfiger noMichael Kors, uphakathi kwalabo abancintisanayo.
Ngokwemibiko yabezindaba, uLawrence ukulungele ukutshala imali eyizigidi ezingama-200 kumakhi wezimoto. Kuleli nani, ufuna ukuthenga isihlalo ebhodini labaqondisi. Kuyimali encane kakhulu, kepha uma unikezwe isikhundla sika-Aston Martin, kungabaluleka. Umenzi wezimoto manje unezigidi eziyi-107 kuphela. 
I-Geely ibonisa intshisekelo ekuthengeni. Masikhumbule ukuthi ngo-2017 isivele isindise umkhiqizi oyedwa - iLotus. Ngemva kokuqedwa kokuthengiselana, ngokushesha “waphila” futhi waphinde wathola isikhundla sakhe emakethe.
Uma ukuthengwa kuphumelela, imakethe yezimoto izoba semhlanganweni othokozisayo futhi, cishe, okhiqizayo phakathi kuka-Aston Martin noLotus. Umbuzo omkhulu ukuthi i-Geely izokwazi yini “ukudonsa” le phrojekthi ngokwezimali. Kungenzeka ukuthi maduze sizothola impendulo yalo mbuzo, ngoba uma i-Aston Martin izoheha abatshalizimali abasha, idinga ukukwenza ngokushesha.
