LONDON (Reuters) - Ford Motor (F.N: Quote, Profile , Research) is expected on Wednesday to receive revised offers for its Aston Martin luxury sports car unit, which it hopes to sell from more than 450 million pounds, the Financial Times said.
The second-round bidders were thought to include Syrian-born property tycoon Simon Halabi and private equity group Doughty Hanson & Co, the newspaper reported.
Magna (MGa.TO: Quote, Profile , Research), the Canadian auto-parts maker, and a consortium including Australian media executive James Packer could also lodge offers, according to the FT.
"If there is a cluster (of bids around the same price) it may go to a third round," an unnamed person close to Ford was quoted in the newspaper as saying." A deal could be agreed sooner "if someone is way out in front," he said.
A second person was cited by the FT as saying Ford hoped to fetch more than 450 million pounds with the sale.
"People have increased their bid prices in the process rather than reduced them," he said.
A comment was not immediately available from Aston Martin, Halabi or Doughty Hanson.
Ford Chief Executive Alan Mulally said earlier in January the company would decide this year of the sale of Austin Martin.
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