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4 November 2021 - Year to date revenue almost trebled , adjusted EBITDA improved by £ 190m to £ 72m - Building track record of consistent delivery , re - iterating 2021 guidance - Brand strength and ultra - luxury positioning driving strong customer demand , pricing dynamics across portfolio and dealer profitability - Excellent progress with ' Project Horizon ' transformation plan delivering growth £ m Total wholesale volumes¹ Revenue Adjusted EBITDA² Adjusted operating loss² Operating loss Loss before tax Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc Results for the nine months to 30 September 2021 ● YTD 2021 YTD 2020 4,250 736.4 72.3 ( 65.1 ) ● ( 68.2 ) ( 188.6 ) 1,555 270.0 ( 117.6 ) ( 215.2 ) ( 229.1 ) ( 307.9 ) Focusing on customer and brand : change Q3 2021 173 % 173 % n.m. n.m. n.m. n.m. 1,349 237.6 23.5 ( 29.1 ) ( 30.2 ) ( 97.9 ) Q3 2020 660 124.0 ( 28.6 ) ( 69.7 ) Net debt² 808.6 868.5 808.6 868.5 1. Number of vehicles including specials ; 2. For definition of alternative performance measures please see Appendix Financial highlights Strong growth in wholesales³ driven by customer demand ; DBX on plan with > 2,100 delivered , Q3 impacted by planned ramp up of St Athan following efficiency actions completed in August Revenue almost trebled to £ 736m with substantial volume growth driven by customer demand £ 190m improvement in adjusted EBITDA with a 10 % margin reflecting good progress on strategic transformation , improving efficiency and profitability ( 69.8 ) ( 80.5 ) 1 change 104 % 92 % n.m. n.m. n.m. n.m. Operating loss significantly improved despite increased investment in brand and marketing activities , particularly in Q3 , higher D & A and non - repeat of 2020 £ 13m furlough credit Free cash outflow4 of £ 39m ( Q3 inflow £ 5m ) a £ 475m improvement over comparative period Cash of £ 495m ( December 2020 : £ 489m ) ; Net debt of £ 809m ( December 2020 : £ 727m ) ' Project Horizon ' transformation well underway Delivering compelling products : Era - defining hypercar , Aston Martin Valkyrie - production scaling up with first customer car completed and deliveries starting in Q4 Valkyrie AMR Pro on track for deliveries to commence later in Q4 Valkyrie Spider unveiled at Pebble Beach , now two times oversubscribed and finalising unit allocations to customers Valhalla hybrid supercar officially unveiled at British Grand Prix , with strong response Production of first DBX derivative commenced ; second derivative to launch in H1 2022 Brand strength supporting higher pricing and residual values Class - leading configurator with improved customer experience launched in July , trebling leads to dealers 3. Company sales to dealers ( some Specials are direct to customer ) ; 4. Operating cashflow less capital investment and net cash interest ; note cash interest payments are in Q2 and Q4