Aston Martin is planning to build a new electric SUV and sports car, perhaps tapping Mercedes-Benz for a suitable platform, the marque’s chairman said early March.

Chair Lawrence Stroll revealed Aston Martin would be releasing an all-electric sports car as well as an electric SUV in an interview with The Financial Times. Stroll saved Aston Martin from yet another bankruptcy in 2020 after it ran into financial difficulty (like, even before the pandemic).

Although the brand had unveiled a battery-electric version of the Rapide in 2019, Aston Martin has decided to go in a different direction for its electric models. It also announced intentions to revive the Lagonda brand as a pure EV company in 2018, but it’s not clear if those plans have been shelved or not.

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