InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Aston Martin slumps to half-year loss as European demand drops By financialnews_rlv83x - July 31, 2019 0 178 Aston Martin swung to a half-year pretax loss of 78.8 million pounds (US$95.8 million) as profits were hit by expansion costs, lower average selling prices and weaker-than-anticipated volumes, the luxury British carmaker said on Wednesday.