A worldwide auto giant – FCA is taking an initiative that can “reshape the car industry.” The international spotlight this week is on the proposed merger between the Italian-American group Fiat-Chrysler and Renault – an industrial operation that can create a “new auto giant” (May 27 in The New York Times – New Auto Giant? Fiat Chrysler Wants to Merge With Renault*; Washington Post – New auto giant? Fiat Chrysler wants to merge with Renault*; Der Standard – Fiat Chrysler und Renault sprechenüberSchulterschluss; Handelsblatt: Fiat Chrysler will mit Renault zumdrittgrößtenAutokonzern der Welt werden), the world’s number three builder (Le Monde, May 27 – Fiat Chrysler veutfusionner avec Renault pour créer le 3e constructeurmondial*), with a market value of US$ 37 billion (Wall Street Journal, May 27 – Fiat Chrysler Unveils Renault Merger Proposal*). Foreign newspapers also report on the “interest” with which Renault is looking at the merger (El País, May 27 – Fiat-Chrysler y Renault negocianfusionarse en una empresavalorada en más de 33.000 millones) which “has every chance of being successfully concluded” (Libération, May 27 – Pourquoi la fusion de Renault avec Fiat-Chrysler a toutes les chances de se faire*), also because it is capable of saving “5 billion a year by sharing research” for new technologies (The Guardian, May 27 – Fiat Chrysler proposes merger with Renault to reshape car industry). And it is precisely on the technological frontier that Ferrari is working, as it is concentrates, as Reuters explains, on new hybrid models (May 29 – Ferrari accelerates its move into hybrid cars).
At any rate, FCA cars take centre stage at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, a “display of many of the industry’s most beautiful designs” dedicated to the “rarest” vintage cars (Bloomberg, May 26 – The World’s Rarest Cars on Show at Lake Como).
Tourism. Culture, wine & food – Other coverage regards culture and tourism. In cinema, Der Standard interviews Italian director Romeo Castellucci, permanent guest at the Vienna Festival (May 29 – Castelluccibei den Festwochen: Diskussionvorprogrammiert). In art, while El Mundo visits the new show that the Prado in Madrid has dedicated to Fra Angelico, with “works never seen before in Spain (May 28 – Fra Angelico, jefe de expedición del Renacimiento), The Wall Street Journal attends the Venice Biennale to review the work by United States artist Martin Puryear (May 28 – ‘Liberty/Libertà’ Review: Grappling With America’s Past in Venice*). El País, on the other hand, proposes a trip to Cagliari, an “excellent example of a stratified capital” showing the layers of the different cultures that built it, and also offers some culinary tips, particularly regarding places to enjoy bottarga (May 23 – Cagliari, esencias de Cerdeña). Tourism and culture also meet, as The New York Times explains, in the luxury villas offered for rent in Italy, that also provide experiences for their guests (May 29 – Sure, The House Has High Chairs. But What About a Roman Gladiator?*). Der Standard, on the other hand, pays a visit to northern Italy, with its cooking column“A modo mio” recommending a recipe for rhubarb jam (May 28 – MarmellataRabarbaro: RezeptfürRhabarber-Erdbeer-Marmelade).
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