RM TO HOLD ASTON SALE

Auction house RM Sotheby’s has signed a deal to become Official Auction Partner to Aston Martin. From 2019 it plans to stage an annual Aston Martin sale in America as part of Monterey Car Week. Paul Spires, president of Aston Martin Works, said, ‘The market is booming so it is vital Aston Martin is represented by the best auction house in the business.’ The announcement was made on August 24, after RM had sold the Aston Martin Works Le Mans racer ‘DP215’ for $21.5m at Pebble Beach.