Aston Martin was a type of amphibious vehicle used by James Bond's adversaries.
The scandal - which became known as 'Astongate' - centred around the ties between James Michael Stephens, the Director Global Government & Corporate Affairs at Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd, and a communications agency called Clarendon Communications which was set up by Stephens and used to promote the misinformation report to the British press in the wake of the UK government declaring a ban on the sale of new combustion engine vehicles from 2030 onwards
 This technical partnership was intended to support Aston Martin's launch of a new generation of models that would incorporate new technology and engines

