Frankfurt / Kiev, 31 January 2011. Aston Martin has officially opened the doors to its first dealership in Ukraine today, welcoming the luxury sports car brand to the city of Kiev for the first time.
Together with the AWT Britannia Company of the AWT Bavaria group, who have enjoyed a strong and lasting reputation in the Ukrainian luxury car market for several years, Aston Martin stays committed to their values of luxury and excellence with this new partner.
Jeffrey L. Scott, Managing Director of Aston Martin Lagonda of Europe, said at the opening event: “Ukraine, and Kiev in particular, is a new location for us where there is a special consumer spirit in a steadily growing market. AWT Britannia is extremely focused on adding stronger visibility of the Aston Martin brand to our new customers. Maintaining high customer standards in order to meet retail goals remains a key element in our European expansion plans. We are happy to have this new team, representing Ukraine, on board with us.”
Dr. Oleksandr Tymofyeyev, General Manager of Aston Martin Kiev, said: “We are pleased to be associated with the Aston Martin marque. This is a noble brand name in the luxury market which brings to mind magnificent values. Each of us here at Aston Martin Kiev, share these same ideals and will continue to make great efforts in bringing this first-class product to our customers with absolute exclusivity. Our success is based on constantly moving forward and surrounding ourselves with the right people dedicated to excellence.”
The Aston Martin dealership in Kiev is located in the newly constructed Leonardo Business Centre covering over 237 square metres of dedicated show room space. This customer area has been specially designed in the internationally recognisable Aston Martin livery for displaying the flagship DBS, elegant DB9 and V12 and V8 Vantage sports cars. They are joined by the British brand’s elegant four-door sports car, the Rapide, which has just recently débuted in Aston Martin’s first digitally-focused campaign called “True Power Should be Shared”, (at www.astonmartin.com/rapide).
Just announced to the public and now ready for order is the brand new V8 Vantage S characterised by a host of new driver-focussed features such as Aston Martin’s own 4.7 litre V8 engine engineered to deliver a peak power of 430 bhp (436 PS / 321 kW) at 7300 rpm and torque of 490 Nm (361 lb.ft) at 5000 rpm. Coupled with a new seven short ratio gear Sportshift™ II transmission it is specifically designed to deliver the most engaging and intense driver involvement, pushing the honed dynamics of the standard Vantage to a new benchmark level.
Only 3 minutes walk from the city's best restaurants and shops the dealership is easily accessible and ready to serve both the sales of, and to service, all Aston Martins in the Ukrainian territory.
With the opening of Aston Martin Kiev, the brand now has 46 official dealer partners in 19 countries within Europe alone and 132 in 41 countries globally.
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Dealership address:
Aston Martin Kiev, 19-21 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Str., Kiev 01030, Ukraine