Aston Martin’s 24-hour scramble to get lower US tariffs pays off

Carmaker avoids reporting a slump by sending three months' worth of sales on last day of the quarter at levy of 10%

Aston Martin scrambled to deliver three months' worth of cars to dealers in the US within 24 hours as it rushed to qualify for lower tariffs that came into effect on 30 June.

By invoicing the whole quarter's cars on that same day it also avoided having to report a sales slump that might have alarmed investors.