Before we declare this a preview of what we'll see in Barcelona, though, we'd do well to point out some of the more glaring uncertainties beyond just the lack of internal hardware details.

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In these discussions, companies would do well to stay out of the technical weeds of next year's performance metrics or industry-specific business strategies.

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Had he failed to do the deal, he might well have walked out of the government and back, perhaps, into Mr Agnelli's employ (Fiat needs a bit of help).

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