Piëch, born in 1937, has recently shifted his holdings into two Austrian foundations; Ferdinand Karl Alpha and Ferdinand Karl Beta. The reason behind this move is to protect the company in the ...

Ferdinand Piech is a legend of the motoring world. Responsible for some of the most innovative and forward thinking automotive creations, the Austrian engineer has played a pivotal role in both ...

The latest reports indicate that Ferdinand Piech's sudden departure as chairman of the Volkswagen Group supervisory board came after a failed attempt to supplant CEO Martin Winterkorn. But the ...

HAMBURGFRANKFURT(Reuters) -Ferdinand Piech, a towering figure at Volkswagen for more than two decades, resigned as its chairman on Saturday after losing a showdown he had provoked with Chief ...

As the turn of the new millennium approached, Volkswagen CEO Ferdinand Piëch wanted to show the world that the brand wasn't just about the 'people's car', and that it was capable of so much more.

Well, Piëch was also a grandson of Ferdinand Porsche and heir to the Volkswagen ... Dieselgate too. Long after Piech’s ...