Late in 2009, Volkswagen AG announced a merger with Porsche AG, in which it would take a 49.9-percent stake in the company. They also announced that the second half of the merger would take place by sometime in 2011, but as the summer wound down, Volkswagen announced that, though the plans would go forward, it has become unclear when they will be able to complete the merger.

Both companies are still committed to completing the merger, it's just unclear when it will happen. After some discussions with Porsche AG, it became clear to the board at VW that the time frame laid out in the original Comprehensive Agreement was too tight. That said, the company is taking some extra time and care in completing matters on their end.

Porsche remains optimistic on the outcome of this matter. At the Frankfurt Motor Show, Matthias Muller, CEO, Porsche, explained that Volkswagen is expected to push ahead with plans to aquire the remaining 51-percent of Porsche, sometime next year. And, with that, Volkswagen is expected to present the next step in the merger to their Board of Management by the end of next year.

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