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.

中国汽车制造商吉利正在扩大其投资组合，大举投资阿斯顿·马丁拉贡达。

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.

该公司将收购这家上市豪华汽车制造商7.6%的股份。该公司表示，在最新一轮融资中筹集了7.3亿美元，其中包括沙特阿拉伯的公共投资基金。

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

除了同名品牌，吉利还控制着莲花、沃尔沃、北极星和其他几个品牌。

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

就在两个月前，阿斯顿·马丁拉贡达拒绝了此前的收购提案。

"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.

吉利首席执行官李东辉在宣布股份购买的新闻稿中表示:“随着阿斯顿·马丁继续执行其实现长期、可持续增长和提高盈利能力的战略，我们期待探索与阿斯顿·马丁合作的潜在机会。”

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.

阿斯顿·马丁拉贡达的最大股东是其执行董事长兰斯·罗德尔，而梅赛德斯-奔驰也拥有该品牌的大量股份，并为该品牌的公路赛车和一级方程式赛车供应发动机。

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

反过来，吉利持有梅赛德斯-奔驰超过9%的股份。

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

阿斯顿·马丁拉贡达今年一直在积极筹资，以偿还债务。

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.

该公司还宣布，其第一款全电动车型将于2025年推出，到2026年，其整个系列将提供电动选项。

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