Aston Martin buys an expensive insurance policy for new SUV

The maker of Aston Martin sports cars is buying what it calls an insurance policy against the risk it runs out of cash before the most critical product launch in its 106-year history.

The terms of a new $250 million debt package unveiled last month show just how limited the UK company's options for securing funds are as it seeks to challenge Bentley and Lamborghini in the market for luxury SUVs.