Umfelandawonye ongenakwenzeka: ingabe iVolvo ne-Aston Martin bazojoyina amabutho?
IGeely, inkampani yaseShayina engumnikazi weVolvo neLotus, kubikwa ukuthi ikhombise intshisekelo ku-Aston Martin.
Inkampani yezimoto zezemidlalo yaseBrithani ifuna ukutshalwa kwezimali ngemuva kokubika ukwehla kwentengo ngo-2019 kanye nezindleko ezengeziwe zokumaketha ezibone intengo yazo yehla kakhulu kusukela ekufakweni kwayo ohlwini lwango-2018. ukukhuthala ukuthola isigxobo ku-Aston Martin. Akukacaci ukuthi i-Geely ifuna ukutshala malini kumkhiqizo, ngenani elincane kanye nokubambisana kwezobuchwepheshe okubonakala kuyinketho engenzeka kakhulu.
IGeely ibisebenzisa imali eningi eminyakeni yakamuva, ithenga iVolvo kwaFord ngo-2010, yatshala amaphesenti ayishumi enkampanini engabazali yakwaMercedes-Benz iDaimler futhi yaphatha iLotus ngo-10. Kuyaqapheleka ukuthi i-Mercedes-AMG isivele inobudlelwano bezobuchwepheshe ne-Aston Martin ukuhlinzeka ngezinjini nezinye izingxenye ze-powertrain, ngakho-ke ukutshalwa kwezimali okwengeziwe kwe-Geely kuzoqinisa kuphela isibopho phakathi kwemikhiqizo.
U-Geely akuyena yedwa obambe iqhaza ku-Aston Martin, kodwa usomabhizinisi waseCanada u-Lawrence Stroll usezingxoxweni zokuthola ingxenye yenkampani. UStroll, ubaba womshayeli weFormula 1 uLance, wazakhela umsebenzi wakhe wokutshala imali kumabhrendi phansi futhi wabuyisela inani lawo. Ukwenze ngempumelelo ngamalebula emfashini uTommy Hilfiger noMichael Kors.
U-Stroll akayena umuntu ongaziwa ezimotweni ezisheshayo, ngaphezu kokutshala imali emsebenzini wendodana yakhe, wahola i-consortium ukuze ilawule iqembu le-Racing Point F1. Uphinde abe neqoqo elikhulu leFerraris nezinye izimoto ezinkulu futhi ungumnikazi wesekethe yaseMont Tremblant eCanada.
Ngokombiko we-Financial Times, akucaci noma uGeely usazimisele yini ukutshala imali ku-Aston Martin uma i-consortium kaStroll ithola isiteki sayo, okunamahlebezi okuthi 19.9%. Akukhathalekile ukuthi ngekabani, u-Aston Martin uphusha uhlelo lwayo lwe-"Second Century" ku-2020 ngokwethula i-DBX SUV yayo yokuqala kanye nemodeli yayo yokuqala ephakathi nenjini, i-Valkyrie hypercar.
