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摘要

The Supreme Court didn't dither over this one. After briefly alarming the Obama Administration by issuing a stay delaying Chrysler's sale to Fiat, the court two days later spurned a bid by three Indianarnpension funds to block the deal. The funds hoped to recoup more of their Chrysler debt, but on June 11 the court overruled them. Fiat CEO Sergio Mar-chionne immediately took over at Chrysler. Across Motown, bankrupt General Motors was getting its own top-level overhaul, as retired AT&T CEO Edward Whitacre was named chairman of the board. Treasury and the company also swept out six directors and will replace them within six weeks as Washington pushes for more accountability. Meanwhile, over in Europe, yet another major carmaker may be headed for a shakeup: The Persian Gulf state of Qatar said it is negotiating to acquire a stake in Porsche that would help it reignite a stalled-out takeover of Volkswagen.