Managing Across Borders - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

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MANAGING ACROSS BORDERS – FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N.V.1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The following paper discussed the issues that were highlighted in the merger followed by the
complete takeover of the American automobile manufacturer, Chrysler by the Italian automobile
company Fiat. The paper opened with a discussion on the various intricacies and issues that are
observed in the strategic alliances between the companies. The paper further proceeded to
discuss the issues in the merger activities as had been undertaken by Fiat and Chrysler. This
section was followed by the anticipatory areas for growth within the newly formed Fiat Chrysler
Automobiles. The paper finally reached the conclusion with several recommended measures that
have been suggested in order to help in the development of the overall performance of Fiat
Chrysler Automobiles in the international markets.

MANAGING ACROSS BORDERS – FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N.V.2
Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
Intricacies in strategic alliances.......................................................................................4
Intricacies in mergers.......................................................................................................6
Anticipation regarding growth.........................................................................................8
Recommendations..............................................................................................................10
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................11
References..........................................................................................................................13

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Introduction
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has been known to have come into existence in the year 2014
after the Italian automobile company, Fiat had finally achieved the holding of the 100% of the
shares of the American automobile company Chrysler (Fcagroup.com 2019). The companies had
been following the merger situations since the year 2009. Fiat Chrysler Automobile had been
born due to the merger of the Italian and American automobile companies thereby leading to the
formation of a multinational automobile company as well. The company is known to be holding
the eighth position in the list of the largest automobile manufacturers that are present within the
organization (Fcagroup.com 2019). The company holds its headquarters at Netherlands however
in order to deal with the taxes levied on the organization, the company has also been operating
from the city of London. The company majorly operates in four large global markets and is
known to have earned a revenue of 110.41 billion euros in the fiscal year of 2018 (Fcagroup.com
2019). The company employs nearly 198545 employees all over the world (Fcagroup.com 2019).
The following paper attempts a discussion on the issues that were highlighted in the
merger followed by the complete takeover of the American automobile manufacturer, Chrysler
by the Italian automobile company Fiat. The paper opens with a discussion on the various
intricacies and issues that are observed in the strategic alliances between the companies. The
paper further proceeds to discuss the issues in the merger activities as had been undertaken by
Fiat and Chrysler followed by the anticipatory areas for growth within the newly formed Fiat
Chrysler Automobiles. The paper finally reaches the conclusion with several recommended
measures that have been suggested in order to help in the development of the overall
performance of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in the international markets.