On the heels of the Fiat item I posted earlier today, here is another merger example from Der Spiegel out of Germany.  This one doesn’t even involve companies based in different countries in that both Porsche and Volkswagen are based in Germany, but it does involve pleas to the government for intervention and, more importantly, funding.

The Porsche and Piech families are locked in a power struggle over the dominance of the Porsche and Volkswagen companies. German commentators warn that if the dispute is allowed to continue, all sides will end up losers.

The World from Berlin: Porsche’s Marriage of Convenience Is Deeply Shaken. 5/19/2009. Der Spiegel/Spiegel Online International.