Mercedes visits Aston Martin - talks about possible cooperation

Dar, a Kuwait based investment group, and Daimler are in talks for a possible cooperation between Mercedes and Aston Martin, 50 percent of which is owned by Dar.

According to the report by Kuwait based al Qababs, a group from Daimler paid a visit to Dar this past Tuesday to talk about...
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w209w114 - 12/6/2007 10:04:09 AM

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Mercedes has been wanting to collaborate with everyone lately. As long as they dont collaborate with Lexus its fine with me, lol

EL34 - 12/6/2007 11:19:24 AM

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I agree ;)

Obliv - 12/6/2007 1:40:55 PM

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It would hurt Aston if anything. All I gotta say is mercedes better not style anything with an Aston badge...

Bill - 12/6/2007 4:51:07 PM

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If this goes through it will be a cooperative endeavor in terms of technology, not design.

Lexus - 12/6/2007 7:00:16 PM

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Hell Yeah!...I hope they will come to an agreement on this partnership. Just imagine an Aston Martin with a AMG engien? Oh..Baby......Give the Aston Martin the same Engine the MaClaren F1 has under it hood.

Just do it already!

Kinger - 12/7/2007 8:39:12 AM

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The McClaren F1 has a BMW engine.

S4cabriofoxone - 12/6/2007 9:06:28 PM

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Wow, this would be incredible.

It should happen. As long as they kill the SLR McLaren.

Which leads me to my next point... this is also a convenient way of getting back at McLaren!

chris760 - 12/6/2007 11:18:37 PM

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there goes the reliability of mercedes...not that MB ever was thaaat reliable

Bill - 12/7/2007 4:56:17 AM

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What are you talking about?

Mercedes' cars "were never reliable"? There's an idiot born everday. You obviously don't know the history behind Mercedes-Benz.

Anthony - 12/9/2007 3:53:11 PM

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He certainly knows their recent history, and their present.