Detroit, October 14, 2014 ― Global cross-sector merger and acquisition (M&A) volume increased six percent in the first half of 2014 compared to the prior year. In comparison, global automotive deal volume climbed to 250 — an increase of 13 percent, according to PwC’s Automotive M&A Insights: Mid-Year Report 2014. During the first half of 2014, global automotive deal value soared, a massive increase of 110 percent over the first half of 2013 to $27.5 billion, its highest level in the last seven years. While lagging behind automotive, cross-sector deal value increased three percent in that same timeframe. The deal-size numbers are equally promi