Fiat agrees to buy/merge with Chrysler in the 2000s

I. In the opening case, Fiat agrees to buy/merge with Chrysler in the 2000s (likely related to the Great Recession). Who owns both companies now and what other brands are involved? How has the January 2021 creation of a single company with 14 brands worked out? To answer, find a story related to the different business and national cultures that need to work together to make this global vehicle company succeed.
II. In your own words, define three of the ways international companies may work together short of an acquisition. Listing advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Use Figure 12.1 and the pages that follow to get started.
III. (a) What leads to international corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A), (b) How are they judged to be successful (or not), and (c) What do investors and managers worry about with acquisitions? (pp 388-391 are helpful places to begin)