Aston Martin Focuses Investment Plan on Car Profit Return

Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. is overhauling the technology that will underly its hand-made vehicles for the next 15 years as the maker of sports cars featured in James Bond films defends its independence.

While lacking the resources of larger rivals, “a buck travels farther with us,” Chief Financial Officer Hanno Kirner said yesterday at an event at Milbrook Proving Ground, about 50 miles north of London. “As of today, we are fully funded on our way to sustainable profitability.”