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Who owns the luxury car brand Aston Martin is somewhat confusing at first glance. Since 2007, the company has belonged to Motorsport Holding Prodrive.
Who owns Aston Martin: A multitude of investors
The question of who owns Aston Martin is not easy to answer. This is because the car manufacturer is owned by several investors and the shareholder structure has changed constantly since 2007.
- In 2007, a consortium of investors led by Prodrive, a motorsport holding company based in England, bought a large proportion of the company shares. The managing director of Prodrive is David Richards
- David Richards remained in ownership of the company until 2013, but then withdrew from the business, leaving the management to Dr. Ulrich Bez as Chairman and Andy Palmer as CEO, as reported by Aston Martin Orlando.
- In 2020, Canadian investor Lawrence Stroll acquired a significant stake in the company and has also been COB (Chair of the Board) of Aston Martin since then. Together with Amedeo Felisa, the CEO, he manages the company.
- Looking at Aston Martin’s current shareholder structure (as of 2024), Lawrence Stroll is the main investor with more than 25 percent. 20.5 percent is held by the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund and just over 16 percent by the Chinese group Geely. The Mercedes-Benz Group holds just under nine percent of the shares and the remainder is split between various small shareholders from the stock market.
