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Driving seat

18 May 2009 By Pierre Briancon

Volkswagen has suspended talks on its merger with Porsche. The luxury German carmaker owns 51% of its much larger German rival. But Porsche s pushiness has not paid off. It is weakened by debt and German politics. Volkswagen has the means to drive a hard bargain.

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