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Originalmente colocada por Audax
Esta noticia não é fresca, mas cá fica para enriquecer um pouco mais este tópico com a magia Aston Martin!!
Horas após a um V8 Vantage de produção (sim modelo de produção!!) ter completado as 24H de Nurburgring 30 empregados da Aston Martin celebraram uma importante marca para a Aston, a produção do carro nº 30000, sendo assim e durante 30 dias, conduziram um V8 vantage percorrendo 30000 milhas desde Nurburgring até ao Internacional Motor Show em Londres.
CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez "deu o pontapé de saída" conduzindo o carro desde Nurburgrind até Dusseldorf, algumas declarações:
"Production of our 30,000 production car signals the pace of change at Aston Martin in recent years.
“When we launched our plans to reinvigorate the brand in 2001, Aston Martin had produced just under 20,000 cars in 87 years and now, barely five years later, we are approaching our 30,000th car.
“This exercise – in conjunction with our success at the N?rburgring – proves what we have always believed; the Vantage is a true 24-hour sports car, tough and usable, and as durable on the track as it is on the road.”
Este é o espírito Aston Martin!!
POWER, BEAUTY, SOUL!!!
No fim todos os 30 empregados participantes (cada um conduziu o carro durante um dia) assinou o carro.
A equipa:
Dr Bez Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Ian Hartley - Test & Development Engineer
Tatjana Merzweiler - Regional Manager EU-North
Katja Raetzel, Moll Sportwagen GmbH
Robert Shroer – Test Driver
Mark Savage – Diagnostics Engineer
Peter Hutchinson – Design Manager
Hazel Bloomfield – HR Manager
Tony Green – Transmission Driveline - Engineer
Richard Hooper – Plant Quality Engineer
Steve Gray – Press Garage Technician
Joe Healy – Group Leader - Manufacturing
Ian Fenton – Financial Controller
Phil Manning – Development Engineer - Body & Trim
Steve Allen – Road Test - Manufacturing
Andy Gregg – Programme Coordinator
Dave Williams – Prototype Operations Technician
Sarah Riley – Forward Programmes – Quality Team leader
Cornelius Quilligan – CAE Applications Engineer
Darren Wilson - Road Test - Manufacturing
Nikki Deen – Parts Sales Manager
Andy MacDonald – Body Repair Programme – Project Engineer
Alan Woodward – Prototype Operations Technician
Carl Dibsdale – Modeling Manager
Simon Barnes – New Model Launch Manager
Chris Marlow – Group Leader - Manufacturing
Pete Thomas – Materials Specialist
Jo Bradshaw – Plant Quality Team leader
Thorsten Ferber, Moll Sportwagwen GmbH Technician
John Muirhead – Brand Communications Manager