Who owns Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc? The ownership chain, Geely Holding's stake and the 2023 deal
Facts checked
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc appears here because the ownership graph records a holding in it by a Chinese entity. The chain below is the whole of what this site claims.
Geely Holding became an Aston Martin shareholder in September 2022 and raised its holding to about 17% on 18 May 2023, becoming the third-largest shareholder behind Lawrence Stroll's Yew Tree Consortium and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. The increase carried the right to appoint one non-executive director and one board observer. Whether the holding has been diluted by later capital raisings was not verified for this record.
The short answer
| Controlled by | Geely Holding |
|---|---|
| Stake | 17% |
| Since | 18 May 2023 |
| Kind | company |
| Origin | GB |
| Top of the chain | Li Shufu |
The chain, step by step
Li Shufu owns Geely Holding at 82.23% since 1986.
Li Shufu founded Geely Holding in 1986 and owns 82.233% of it directly; his son Li Xingxing holds 8.0583% and Ningbo Yima Enterprise Management Partnership 9.7087%, which Polestar's 2025 annual report summarises as Li Shufu owning about 91.9% directly or indirectly.
Geely Holding holds a stake in Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc at 17% since 18 May 2023.
Geely Holding became an Aston Martin shareholder in September 2022 and raised its holding to about 17% on 18 May 2023, becoming the third-largest shareholder behind Lawrence Stroll's Yew Tree Consortium and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. The increase carried the right to appoint one non-executive director and one board observer. Whether the holding has been diluted by later capital raisings was not verified for this record.
| Holder | Holds | Kind | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Shufu | Geely Holding | owns | 82.23% | 1986 |
| Geely Holding | Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc | holds a stake in | 17% | 18 May 2023 |
Other recorded holdings in Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc
Holdings that are not control, kept out of the chain above so that nothing on this page reads as ownership when it is not. A joint venture is a company two parents built together: its percentage is a share of the venture, not a holding in the partner. The same pair can appear twice with different kinds, and both rows are real.
| Holder | What it is | Share | Since | What the source says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geely Holding | holds a stake in | 14.08% | September 2022 | Geely Holding took a minority holding in Aston Martin Lagonda in September 2022 and raised it to about 17% on 18 May 2023 under a relationship agreement that lets it appoint a non-executive director and an observer. Aston Martin's annual report records the holding in the name Li Shufu (Geely) at 142,530,859 ordinary shares, 14.08% of total voting rights, at 31 December 2025. |
Related
Sources for Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc
- Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc, Aston Martin Lagonda Annual Report and Accounts 2025, Directors' Report: Substantial shareholdings. Read .
- Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, Geely Holding Increases Equity Stake in Aston Martin Lagonda to circa 17%. Read .
- Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, Geely Holding Increases Equity Stake in Aston Martin Lagonda to circa 17%. Read .
- Wikipedia, Aston Martin. Read . Shareholder history for Yew Tree, PIF, Geely and Mercedes-Benz.
- Lotus Technology Inc (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), Lotus Technology Inc., Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2025, Item 6.E Share Ownership, footnote 6. Read . Percentages as disclosed for 28 February 2026.
- Polestar (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC, Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2025, Item 7.A. Read .