China's Geely buys stake in Aston Martin as luxury brand prepares to electrify

Geely is already invested in Volvo, Polestar and Mercedes-Benz

By Gary Gastelu FOXBusiness

Chinese automaker Geely is expanding its portfolio with a major investment in Aston Martin Lagonda.

中國汽車制造商吉利正在擴大其投資組合，大舉投資阿斯頓·馬丁拉貢達。

The company is taking a 7.6% stake in the publicly traded luxury automaker, which said it had raised $730 million in the latest funding round that included Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

該公司將收購這家上市豪華汽車制造商7.6%的股份。該公司表示，在最新一輪融資中籌集了7.3億美元，其中包括沙特阿拉伯的公共投資基金。

Along with its namesake brand, Geely also controls Lotus, Volvo, Polestar and several other makes.

除了同名品牌，吉利還控制著蓮花、沃爾沃、北極星和其他幾個品牌。

The investment comes just two months after a previous offer was rejected by Aston Martin Lagonda.

就在兩個月前，阿斯頓·馬丁拉貢達拒絕了此前的收購提案。

"We look forward to exploring potential opportunities to engage and collaborate with Aston Martin as it continues to execute its strategy to achieve long-term, sustainable growth and increased profitability," Geely CEO Daniel Donghui Li said in a release announcing the share purchase.

吉利首席執(zhí)行官李東輝在宣布股份購買的新聞稿中表示:“隨著阿斯頓·馬丁繼續(xù)執(zhí)行其實現(xiàn)長期、可持續(xù)增長和提高盈利能力的戰(zhàn)略，我們期待探索與阿斯頓·馬丁合作的潛在機會?！?/span>

Aston Martin Lagonda's top shareholder is its executive chairman, Lance Stroll, while Mercedes-Benz also owns a significant stake and supplies engines for the brand's road and Formula One racing cars.

阿斯頓·馬丁拉貢達的最大股東是其執(zhí)行董事長蘭斯·羅德爾，而梅賽德斯-奔馳也擁有該品牌的大量股份，并為該品牌的公路賽車和一級方程式賽車供應(yīng)發(fā)動機。

Geely, in turn, holds over 9% of Mercedes-Benz's shares.

反過來，吉利持有梅賽德斯-奔馳超過9%的股份。

Aston Martin Lagonda has been aggressively raising capital this year in an effort to pay down debt.

阿斯頓·馬丁拉貢達今年一直在積極籌資，以償還債務(wù)。

The company has also announced that its first fully electric model will be launched in 2025 and that by 2026 its entire lineup will offer electrified options.

該公司還宣布，其第一款全電動車型將于2025年推出，到2026年，其整個系列將提供電動選項。

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