T.O. DEALER TO CARRY SPORTY ASTON MARTINS.Byline: R.A. Hutchinson Daily News Staff Writer More than 30 years ago, James Bond tooled around the world in an Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury performance cars, whose headquarters are at Gaydon, Warwickshire, England. The company name is derived from the Aston Clinton hill climb and one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin. sports car, serving Her Majesty and seducing se·duce tr.v. se·duced, se·duc·ing, se·duc·es 1. To lead away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct. See Synonyms at lure. 2. To induce to engage in sex. 3. a. lovely women. Now England's super spy can shop for his upscale sports car in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. as Nesen Motor Car Co. joins 10 other dealers nationwide selling the British-made performance car. "The demographics for the Aston Martins are career-minded professionals, 35-50, who make $200,000 a year and want the car to show for it," said Gary Nesen, owner of the dealership. Nesen said the company, founded 80 years ago by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford, ceased operations for about 18 months to reorganize re·or·gan·ize v. re·or·gan·ized, re·or·gan·iz·ing, re·or·gan·iz·es v.tr. To organize again or anew. v.intr. To undergo or effect changes in organization. . Aston Martin re-entered the market this year with the DB7, a sports coupe that comes in convertible or hard-top models. Prices run from $129,000 to $139,000, depending on the model and customized features. Nesen said each car is special-ordered for the customer with only about 200 models expected to be sold this year in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The Aston Martins join Nesen's other British imports, which include Land Rover See LANRover. , Rolls-Royce and Bentley. The dealership also sells the Lexus, Cadillac, Oldsmobile and Hummer nameplates. Nesen said the addition of the Aston Martin line somewhat offsets his loss of an Infiniti line. The company agreed late last year to drop the Infiniti nameplate to settle a dispute with Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. The finance unit of the Japanese automaker had sued Nesen for defaulting on a $4 million wholesale contract to pay for 59 new and used Infiniti sedans. "We are constantly re-evaluating our product line. That's what we were doing with Infiniti," Nesen said. "We think the market is going to improve for the luxury sports car." The Infiniti car line will be offered at the Thousand Oaks Auto Mall through Miller Imports, a company with several locations in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . |
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