Why your Aston Martin uses a Volvo key fob
You'd be surprised how many people realize their aston martin volvo key fob is actually a bit of a hand-me-down from the Ford era. If you've recently picked up a mid-2000s V8 Vantage or a DB9, you might have looked at that black plastic remote and thought, "Wait a minute, I've seen this somewhere before." And you'd be right. Back when Ford owned the Premier Automotive Group, they had Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Volvo all sitting at the same table. Naturally, they started sharing the salt and pepper—or in this case, the electronics and security systems. ...