Aston Martin, the 100-year-old company whose cars are a favourite of James Bond and the Royal Family, is to join forces with Mercedes' owner Daimler.

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Roger Moore's Bond would raise an enraged eyebrow, Daniel Craig's would break someone's windpipe, George Lazenby's would blub like a baby. Yet more foreigners are riding roughshod over Aston Martin.

Car dealership HR Owen fends off bid from Vincent Tan

One of London’s oldest car dealerships today urged shareholders to reject a £32.5 million offer for the business from Malaysian billionaire and owner of Premier League football club Cardiff City Vincent Tan.

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Danish driver Allan Simonsen killed at start of Le Mans 24 hours race

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A3 (1921): The first Aston – originally names the Coal Scuttle – was built in 1915. After the First Wold War, three more prototypes were built and this – A3 – is the oldest ever Aston still in existence

Aston Martin celebrates 100 years

It’s as British as a cup of tea and a digestive biscuit, will forever be associated with James Bond and next week Aston Martin will be 100 year.

The Business Matrix: Tuesday 11 December 2012

Shanks to recycle Heineken's glass

The Skyfall premiere, the after party and the after after party

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Hugh Laurie, Hugh Bonneville, Example and Daisy Lowe are among stars to attend alternative Bond events

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Can Aston Martin's new Vanquish make our reviewer feel like 007?

Rare Aston Martin fetches over £1.2 million at auction

A rare sports car has fetched over £1.2 million at auction.

Trending: All change! Bus workers claim £38m EuroMillions jackpot – then quit

We've all been there: you wait two months for a EuroMillions winner and then five come along at once.

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Participation in Britain's illegal street racing scene has long been dominated by "boy racers" with a penchant for souped-up hatchbacks, tinted windows and bulky body kits. But the attractions of fire-belching exhausts and nitrous-oxide boosters have spread to a new generation.

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