007 Carmarker Crashes Into More Losses On Virus Impact
Umer Jamshaid Published February 25, 2021 | 06:50 PM
London, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Feb, 2021 ) :James Bond's favourite carmaker Aston Martin revealed Thursday that losses almost quadrupled in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus fallout.
Pre-tax losses widened to �466 million ($659 million, 542 million Euros) last year from �119.6 million in 2019, Aston Martin Lagonda said in a results statement.
The luxury group also wrote off almost �100 million of investments in scrapped projects, including its electric car plans.
Revenues sank 37 percent to �611 million on tumbling demand with dealerships shuttered by lockdown restrictions, despite a fourth-quarter boost from its new DBX sports utility vehicle.
Retail sales nevertheless dived by almost a third to a total of 4,150 cars.
"The uncertainty surrounding the duration and impact of the pandemic on the global economy continues, with the pace of emergence from lockdown and recovery in consumer demand varying significantly across geographies," the company warned.
Aston Martin's fortunes have also been hit by coronavirus-related delays to James bond spy blockbuster 'No Time To Die'.
The film, which originally slated for release in March 2020 and has been pushed back multiple times, is currently set to hit cinemas in October.
Bond films traditionally feature various top-end Aston Martin cars that give the company a valuable marketing boost.
The company launched on the stock market in 2018 to great fanfare, with a string of its luxury supercars parked outside the London Stock Exchange.
However, losses almost doubled in 2019, as the group crashed spectacularly on weak global demand linked to China's slowdown and Brexit.
Aston subsequently clinched a cash injection from Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll at the start of last year.
As part of the deal, the Racing Point Formula One team -- whose drivers include Lawrence Stroll's son Lance Stroll -- has rebranded as Aston Martin for the 2021 season.
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