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British Airways
Chief executive Willie Walsh is fighting for the airline’s survival but, in spite of merger hopes, strong headwinds abound
Fiat / Chrysler
Sergio Marchionne, now boss of both Fiat and Chrysler, has announced ambitious plans for a turnround
Transurban
Public equity markets no longer see the point of listed infrastructure companies, which multiplied in the years leading up the crunch
GM / Opel
A measure of commonsense has broken out after seven months of wrangling over the future of General Motors’ Opel/Vauxhall business
Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett’s $44bn cash-and-shares deal is one almighty bet on the US economic recovery
BMW
The auto trade is becoming a tale of two industries, carmakers that benefit from cash-for-clunkers schemes, and those that do not
Ford
The 2006 decision to restructure using every piece of the family silver as collateral while raising $24bn in debt appears vindicated
Ryanair
The low-cost airline maintained its rate of climb through the recession clouds, but it could throttle back to a more gradual rate of growth
Auto technology grab
The financial crisis has given emerging market carmakers chances to obtain previously closely-guarded western technology – and at knockdown prices
Eurocars, US plants
VW and Fiat are, in different ways, upping their bets on the world’s largest car market, where they have long faced a glaring gap
