While Marchionne, 65, helped stoke
speculation about Jeep's future by saying Fiat Chrysler could spin off more
divisions like it did with its Ferrari supercar unit, the brand is all but untouchable, despite drawing interest from China's Great Wall Motor Co..
What fueled most of this editorial
speculation about a sell offwas a mid-December decision by Liberty Media chairman John C. Malone to establish a co-venture with Cendant to exploit a number of Web - based possibilities, such as delivering broadband services built around Liberty's cable networks to millions of Cendant customers, especially in the company's hotel and time - share
divisions.