Lagonda Logo (2014-Present)
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Lagonda Information | |
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Founded | 1906 |
Founder | Wilbur Gunn |
Headquarters | United Kingdom |
Owner | Aston Martin (1947-Present) |
Official Site | www.astonmartin.com/lagonda |
Overview |
Lagonda is a British luxury car marque established in 1906, which has been owned by Aston Martin since 1947. The marque has had a non-continuous presence in the luxury car market, being dormant for several times during its existence, most recently from 1995 to 2008 and 2010 to 2013. |
Lagonda Logo (2009)
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Lagonda was founded as a company in 1906 in Staines, Surrey, by a Scottish-American, Wilbur Gunn (1859–1920), a former opera singer. He became a British national in 1891 and worked as a speed boat and motorcycle engineer in Staines, England. He named the company after the Shawnee settlement “Lagonda” in modern-day Springfield, Ohio, the town of his birth.
Aston Martin confirmed the revival of the Lagonda brand on 9 March 2011. The new range will initially consist primarily of high-end SUVs. In 2014, however, Aston Martin announced a large, low-bodied saloon version, the Taraf, to be sold exclusively in the Middle East.