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Automotive News Europe,  November, 2006  

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Millions of Aston Martins

Aston Martin automobiles are not as rare as you might think - thanks to James Bond.

In 1965, 007 and his arch-nemesis Goldfinger helped set a record of 10 million unit sales of Aston Martin's DB5 after the car appeared in the movie Goldfinger.

Because of this month's release of the latest Bond movie, Casino Royale, sales of 007's newest ride, the DBS, are expected to be in the millions by Christmas.

So will Aston Martin sell more cars in 2007 than General Motors? Alas, these Aston Martins are tiny Corgi models, priced at [pounds sterling]2.99 ...

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