Aston Martin Inaugurates First South American Dealership

The Brits at Aston Martin have now made officially their way into South America: the company has inaugurated its first dealership there, Aston Martin Santiago, as lefthandnews reports.

The showroom is located in Santiago, Chile. The company expects in the present year to sell 15 cars in that market.

According to the aforementioned source, Aston Martin has decided not to create a sales and marketing office for the Santiago dealer. The company’s U.S. head office, located in Irvine, California will handle this part of the business .

“Chile has a rapidly expanding luxury sports car market and it was imperative that we carefully consider the right location and association for Aston Martin in the region,” Aston Martin America’s Vice President and General Manager Julian Jenkins was quoted as saying by the aforementioned source .

Aston Martin has created a global expansion plan, which has already been set in motion. To be more specific, in the first months of 2010 we will see Aston entering the Swedish market, with a dealership opened in Stockholm - in a joint-venture with Swedish luxury car retailer Callisma. The showroom will be housed by a recently built 1700 square meter gallery-style structure. Two other markets which will be accessed in the same period are Greece and Poland.

Aston Martin is also expected to launch the production version of its first-ever minicar, the Toyota IQ-based Cygnet.

So here's an automotive global weather forecast: it's goining to be raining British Racing Green in some parts of the world, with posible small car developments in the UK.