now astin martins include a future with more model and potentia investors, that story is coming up on "nightly business report. 1 . >>> ultra-luxury auto sales are on p for another record year. one brand in demandsts martin. in fact the company that builds the cars driven by james bond has posted record, and setting the stage for a potential ipo. ph lebeau has more. >> reporter: astin martin is on a roll. the british automaker known for ultra-luxury performance model like the db-11 is enjoying a surge in demand as it expands its lineup rolling out seven new modere >> w going through a huge renaissance, naturally seeing a significant irease in the value of the company and obviously myhareholders are pretty pleased about that. >> reporter: from the first ride in a royal wedding to a tricked-out cars, to a unique ad campaign with tom brady, astin martin has always hadnt p of cachet. what it's lacked has bee consistent growth under the ceo, that is changing. sales topped 5,000 vehicles for the first time in a decade. revenue topped a billion for the first time ever. acity martin is steadi