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Porsche SE may find its alliance with Qatar will hasten a takeover by Volkswagen AG. Plans to sell a stake to the Persian Gulf state would bolster Porsche’s finances enough to raise the sports-car maker’s attraction for Volkswagen — and give Qatar a path into Europe’s largest carmaker, VW.
Porsche may sell as much as 25 percent for $3.5 billion to Qatar, two people familiar with the plan said Monday.
