and europe and how that might impact the aston martin sales in the u.s.topics to talk about with andy palmer as he is the person leading the renaissance back to you. >> what has been driving the results for aston martin why is it so strong as of late >> couple things they refreshed the lineup and expanded the lineup and you have a market where people are saying, look, if i buy a vehicle for $145,000 and $300,000, there are limited offerings. when you bring out new models and that's the blue print that andy palmer has laid out with the heritage and the track record that you have with aston martin, that market is looking for, you know, those special vehicles those people who are looking for ultraluxury vehicles that's why aston martin is very specialized in that niche. >> i want to get your thoughts on the v8, such a tiny car but with ridiculous horsepower 0 to 60 miles per hour in four seconds. how is that safe >> well, how is it safe? well, there are vehicles that go 0 to 60 far faster than that look, when you're talking about 0 to 60 times some people wi

. >>> aston martin is expending sales worldwide.hanges including a move towards suvs and electric vehicles, questions remain over how the british luxury carmaker can keep its handcrafted cachet. phil lebeau joins us from the aston martin headquarters with more an interesting day that we kicked off here as president trump moves across the capital and towards chequers he has taken aim at brexit and they've also had issues with brexit tell us about some of the conversations you're going to be having there >> the conversation we're going to have with andy palmer later today, it will touch on brexit and the question of trade tariff business between the eu and the united states. the u.s. is about one-fourth of the sales for aston martin we are at the end of the line for the db 11 here when you come to this plant, two things stand out one of them being their manufacturing facility is moving at a higher pace in addition to the handmade craftsmanship. aston martin coming off a hard year they had record revenue topping a billion dollars. the

he said no he said anybody who has the means to afford an aston martin will continue to buy an aston if there's a tariff. but he's hoping like many others here in europe that there is not an escalation of the trade tensions guys, back to you. >> before you go, i want to ask you about the other end of the spectrum when it comes to transportation, that would be the harleys. harley davidson on the hot seat with the president talking about moving production overseas to side step tariffs. according to a report in germany, that company has been invited to open a factory in berlin now. >> reporter: yeah, i don't make a whole lot out of there because i think this is a no-brainer if you are an economic development minister or somebody in charge of that let's say in berlin, sure, why not extend the invitation to harley davidson. do i think it will lead anywhere hard to say. keep in mind harley davidson is moving production overseas to supply europe. it has not said that it's moving plants to europe they have a plant coming online in thailand, they have a plant in india, so they have capacity th

. >>> luxury car brand aston martin looking to add car models live report on that next thanks for the ride-along, captain! i've never been in one of these before, even though geico has been- ohhh. ooh ohh here we go, here we go. you got cut off there, what were you saying? oooo. oh no no. maybe that geico has been proudly serving the military for over 75 years? is that what you wanted to say? mhmmm. i have to say, you seemed a lot chattier on tv. geico. proudly serving the military for over 75 years. you ok back there, buddy? >>> shares of cisco dropping this afternoon on a report amazon web services is developing its own network devices. let's bring in cnbc's john fort. >> the 4% plus drop is no joke and it comes at a time when amazon is increasingly moving into more mature enterprise technology market. so what is this really about data center switches well, it's a $14 billion market. these are hardware devices mostly used at the data center level to move data traffic between one destination and another. it could be used to move data between a customer data center and amazon's cloud

if you want an aston martin, you'll buy one irrespective of the price. >> i know you're not going toounce anything today, but what is the likelihood that we might see aston martin as a publicly traded stock in the next year or two >> we're looking at all the options. i've been asked by my shareholders to look at all the options. as a chief executive, it's not my place or even within my right to say this way or this way or this way what is within my right is to maximize the value of the company. and, obviously, the shareholders will enjoy that throughout whatever means that they ultimately release their stock we're going through a huge here with the second century plan and, naturally, you're seeing a significant increase in the basic value of the company and, obviously, my shareholders are pretty pleased about that. >> seven new models in seven years. has aston martin ever been this strong >> i can say for certain if you measure it on a combination of v volume and on metrics we are perhaps even in 2017 we're perhaps more than 2.5 times more profitable than we ever have been at any poi

the race is on to develop the first flying car: aston martin has a prototype in development, and nowny called kitty hawk, which is owned by the founder of google larry page, has developed a version. it's taking pre—orders for its model — and our north america techonology reporter dave lee has been to see one in las vegas. so here it is, the kitty hawk flyer. i'm sitting in it right now. it's very very simple in here, just two controls — one for altitude, one for the direction of where this thing can go. around me you'll see there are ten propellers, ten motors that keep this thing in the air. essentially, i guess you could say it's just basically a big drone that a human being can fit in. right now, they limit the speed, to around six miles an hour. the battery life will keep it going for around 20 minutes. all of that will improve in time, they certainly make it go faster right now, butjust to be cautious they are keeping it around six miles an hour. in terms of when you can get one of these, the company is taking preorders right now. they won't tell us exactly how much it's going t

this week, aston martin joined the growing list of companies with personal aviation in its sights, whenff its concept design, and rolls—royce pitched in with its own helicopter—like four—seater. so personal aviation is fast becoming a thing. opener hopes to be selling the blackfly from next year at the cost of an suv, and while that's not an exact figure, it seems that it would be within the price range of quite a few people in the us and elsewhere. now, just after the blackfly was announced, it was revealed that the man funding it all is google co—founder larry page. now, this is a guy who seems to collect flying cars like they're cadillacs, because this week there was another big announcement from his fleet, this time in las vegas, and david lee travelled there in a boring old normal plane to check out the kitty hawk. this used to be a top—secret project, but not anymore. you are seeing the kitty hawk flyer in all its glory. so many people think this thing is the first step in a dream that we as humans have had for a long time — the dream of flying around in a flying car. this test fl

this week, aston martin joined the growing list of companies with personal aviation in its sights, whened off its concept design, and rolls—royce pitched in with its own helicopter—like four—seater. so personal aviation is fast becoming a thing. 0pener hopes to be selling the blackfly from next year at the cost of an suv, and while that's not an exact figure, it seems that it would be within the price range of quite a few people in the us and elsewhere. now, just after the blackfly was announced, it was revealed that the man funding it all is google co—founder larry page. now, this is a guy who seems to collect flying cars like they're cadillacs, because this week there was another big announcement from his fleet, this time in las vegas, and david lee travelled there in a boring old normal plane to check out the kitty hawk. this used to be a top—secret project, but not anymore. you are seeing the kitty hawk flyer in all its glory. so many people think this thing is the first step in a dream that we as humans have had for a long time — the dream of flying around in a flying car. this tes

this week, aston martin joined the growing list of companies with personal aviation unit sites when itbe within the price range of quite a few people in the us and elsewhere. now, just after the black fly was announced, it was revealed that the man funding and all is google co—founder larry page. this is a guy who seems to collect flying cars like they were cadillacs, because this week, there was another big announcement from his fleet. this time in las vegas, and dave lee travelled there in a boring old normal plane to check out the kitty hawk. this used to be a top—secret project, but not any more. we are seeing the kitty hawk flyer in all its glory. so, many people think this thing is the first step in a dream that we as humans have had for a long time, the dream of flying around in a flying car. this test flight, flown by britney, lasted around nine minutes. right now, battery capacity allows for around 20 minutes, but the speed is limited to six miles per hour. not exactly fast travel but you can cut them some slack. this is a flying car, after all. i really don‘t have to think ab

aston martin has a prototype in development, but now a company called kitty hawk which is owned by thetes, and no pilot license is required. it doesn't really look like a car but anyway, as long as it gets you from a to b may be fine. to 12 minute limit may be a constraint for some! that have look at weather again. hello, i think i will stick to lycra for getting home on the old bike! regarding the weather, plenty of sunshine to end the day. across a good part of the country. we see some changes arriving now across the western side of scotland. the cloud is beckoning and we are seeing rain in the hebrides. that continues to spread east and south overnight. the rain is extensive, scotland and northern ireland, it is heavy southern rainfall here. a dry night, muqqy southern rainfall here. a dry night, muggy and warm in the capital. temperatures slowly coming down to 17 degrees by the end of the night which takes you to friday. in this weather front, some which takes you to friday. in this weatherfront, some heavy rain across scotland and northern ireland. buckley is with time. main welco

this week, aston martin joined the growing list of companies with personal aviation in its sights whener hopes to be selling the blackfly from next year at the cost of an suv, and while that's not an exact figure, it seems that it would be within the price range of quite a few people in the us and elsewhere. now, just after the blackfly was announced, it was revealed that the man funding it all is google co—founder larry page. and this is a guy who seems to collect flying cars like they're cadillacs, because this week there was another big announcement from his fleet, this time in las vegas, and david lee travelled there in a boring old normal plane to check out the kitty hawk. this used to be a top—secret project, but not anymore. you are seeing the kitty hawk flyer in all its glory. so many people think this thing is the first step in a dream that we as humans have had for a long time — the dream of flying around in a flying car. this test flight flown by brittney lasted about nine minutes. right now, battery capacity allows for around 20 minutes, but the speed is limited to six mph.

the race is on to develop the first flying car: aston martin has a prototype in development, and nowthere are ten propellers, ten motors that keep this thing in the air. essentially, i guess you could say it‘s just basically a big drone that a human being can fit in. right now, they limit the speed, to around six miles an hour. the battery life will keep it going for around 20 minutes. all of that will improve in time, they certainly make it go faster right now, butjust to be cautious they are keeping it around six miles an hour. in terms of when you can get one of these, the company is taking preorders right now. they won‘t tell us exactly how much it‘s going to cost, but they say it‘s going to be comparable to a high end electric car, so the tens of thousands of dollars, i guess you could say. but what we‘re sitting in, many people think is a glimpse of the future. they say their goal is to eliminate traffic, and that‘s a goal i think many of us can get behind. whether it will be in one of these, that remains to be seen, but it‘s certainly a very interesting and futuristic concept.