Advertisement
UK markets close in 33 minutes
  • FTSE 100

    8,309.86
    +96.37 (+1.17%)
     
  • FTSE 250

    20,377.35
    +212.81 (+1.06%)
     
  • AIM

    775.58
    +4.05 (+0.52%)
     
  • GBP/EUR

    1.1645
    -0.0014 (-0.12%)
     
  • GBP/USD

    1.2550
    -0.0013 (-0.11%)
     
  • Bitcoin GBP

    50,807.54
    +104.84 (+0.21%)
     
  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,311.19
    -53.94 (-3.95%)
     
  • S&P 500

    5,196.43
    +15.69 (+0.30%)
     
  • DOW

    38,967.50
    +115.23 (+0.30%)
     
  • CRUDE OIL

    77.72
    -0.76 (-0.97%)
     
  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,328.40
    -2.80 (-0.12%)
     
  • NIKKEI 225

    38,835.10
    +599.03 (+1.57%)
     
  • HANG SENG

    18,479.37
    -98.93 (-0.53%)
     
  • DAX

    18,400.32
    +225.11 (+1.24%)
     
  • CAC 40

    8,063.91
    +67.27 (+0.84%)
     

New Aston Martin chief says focus on SUV launch, restart

FILE PHOTO: .

(Reuters) - Aston Martin's <AML.L> immediate priorities will be restarting manufacturing and launching production of its crucial first sport utility vehicle, its new boss, Canadian businessman and Formula 1 team owner Lawrence Stroll, said on Monday.

"In the midst of the most challenging environment, globally, that any of us have ever experienced, all of my and the management team's energies will now be dedicated to building on the inherent strengths of the Company," Stroll, now the company's executive chairman, said in a statement.

(Reporting by Pushkala Aripaka in Bengaluru; editing by Patrick Graham)