Aston Martin has lost 98% of its share value in five years. In the second quarter of 2026 alone it lost £88.7 million — up from £61.2 million in the same period last year — against a net debt of around £1.5 billion, nearly three times what the entire company is worth on the stock market. But the money isn't the real story. Not a single one of Aston Martin's major shareholders is British. Lawrence Stroll's Canadian-led Yew Tree consortium holds around 21%, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund 19%, Chinese giant Geely about 17% with a seat on the board, Swiss billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli almost 14%, and Mercedes-Benz 9%. Geely has tried to buy Aston Martin outright at least three times — losing to Stroll in 2020, trying again in 2022, then buying in during the £654 million rescue. In May 2023 it paid £234 million to double its stake to 17%, buying shares directly from Stroll's own consortium. The standstill agreement that capped Geely at 22% expired in August 2024. This video covers the full picture: the £550 million refinancing that has bondholders threatening legal action, the Lucid deal that Aston paid for partly in its own shares, the sale of its Formula One naming rights, seven bankruptcies in a century, and what happened to Lotus after Geely bought it — a Norfolk company whose electric cars are now built in Wuhan. Britain has already lost Jaguar, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Mini, Vauxhall, Lotus, MG and the black cab. Aston Martin is the last one. Do you think it matters who owns Aston Martin as long as the cars are still built at Gaydon? Tell me in the comments. aston martin, aston martin collapse, aston martin debt, geely, geely aston martin, chinese takeover uk, british car industry, aston martin share price, lawrence stroll, aston martin gaydon, lotus geely, british car brands sold, uk car manufacturing, aston martin news 2026, dbx, valhalla, aston martin takeover, british icon, aston martin financial results, saudi pif
