Ferdinand Piech was featured in The Six Men Who Built the Modern Auto Industry by Richard Johnson, the now-retired print editor of Automotive News. Here are excerpts from the 2005 book.
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"Volkswagen, family, money -- in that order." That was the world according to engineer and entrepreneur Ferdinand Karl Piech, who ran VW as his own personal empire for decades. The brilliant but ruthless billionaire died Aug. 25 at age 82.
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The raids by the FBI at UAW President Gary Jones' home and multiple UAW locations are part of an investigation into a yearslong federal corruption scandal involving auto executives who offered bribes and kickbacks to influence labor negotiations with the union.
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The raids by the FBI at UAW President Gary Jones' home and multiple UAW locations are part of an investigation into a yearslong federal corruption scandal involving auto executives offering bribes and kickbacks to influence labor negotiations with the UAW.
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The raids by the FBI at UAW President Gary Jones' home and multiple UAW locations are part of an investigation into a yearslong federal corruption scandal involving auto executives allegedly offering bribes and kickbacks to influence labor negotiations with the UAW.
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The death of former VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech complicates succession planning at the Porsche-Piech family, which controls the automaker.
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The death of former VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech complicates succession planning at the Porsche-Piech family, which controls the automaker.
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Alfonso Sancha will focus on developing Seat's EV strategy in the brand's purchasing division, while helping to consolidate its position and expansion in North Africa, Latin America,and China.
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The grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, who founded the maker of the famed 911, Ferdinand Piech became VW CEO in 1993 amid losses, quality problems and high costs. Dominating and demanding, he gained a cult following by engineering a turnaround that eventually made Volkswagen a global giant with the purchase of Bentley, Bugatti and his crowning achievement -- Porsche.
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The grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, who founded the maker of the 911 sports car, Ferdinand Piech became VW CEO in 1993 amid losses, quality problems and high costs. He gained a cult following by steering a turnaround that eventually made Volkswagen a global giant with the purchase of Bentley, Bugatti and his crowning achievement -- Porsche.
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Ferdinand Piech, who transformed Volkswagen into one of the world’s biggest automakers, died Sunday at a hospital in Germany, Bild newspaper said.
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Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn did not inform Nissan he started the investment business with the Nissan distributor, Suhail Bahwan Automobiles in Oman, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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As part of a $1 billion overhaul for robots and new tooling, more than 11,000 workers transformed the Chicago Assembly Plant in just 30 days in preparation for the redesigned Explorer.
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The Japanese stylist responsible for Infiniti's QX Inspiration and Prototype 10 concept vehicles, Taisuke Nakamura, will be the premium brand's new global design chief, following the departure of current head Karim Habib in the latest executive shuffle at the struggling marque.
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Chris Reed wants to expand the tech center's work into electronics and software, as part of a push to bring autonomous driving and other next-generation technologies to American roads.
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With no signs of the Trump administration's trade war with China ending soon, experts say automakers need to be prepared for volatility and added costs.
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China, in retaliation for President Trump’s latest planned levies on Chinese imports, said it will resume extra duties on U.S. light vehicles starting Dec. 15 as part of a new round of sweeping tariffs, hurting major exporters such as Tesla, BMW, Mercedes and Ford.
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VW's diesel-emission scandal caused a fundamental crisis but it also became a catalyst for the transformation of the automaker, VW COO Ralf Brandstaetter said -- setting the stage for the company's bold plans to pass Tesla as the electric car leader.
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Steven Armstrong, 55, will become president of the joint venture Oct. 1 to replace the retiring Nigel Harris. Ford said Armstrong's responsibilities in Europe will be distributed among Ford of Europe President Stuart Rowley and others.
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Steven Armstrong, 55, will become president of the joint venture Oct. 1 to replace the retiring Nigel Harris. Ford said Armstrong's responsibilities in Europe will be distributed among Ford of Europe President Stuart Rowley and others.
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Last month, Ford, Honda, BMW and Volkswagen reached a voluntary agreement with California on fuel efficiency rules, defying Trump and his administration's effort to strip the state of the right to fight climate change by setting its own standards.
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Continental Structural Plastics, the Japanese-owned composites supplier, is manufacturing the Ford Explorer's engine shroud at its plant near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.
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Four automakers including Ford and BMW last month reached a compromise with California’s clean-air regulator to boost the fuel efficiency of autos sold in the U.S through 2026.
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Four automakers including Ford and BMW last month reached a compromise with California’s clean-air regulator to boost the fuel efficiency of autos sold in the U.S through 2026.
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Ford Motor Co. plans to assemble two midsize battery-electric crossovers under the Ford and Lincoln brands at a plant near Detroit for the 2023 model year, according to three sources. The new vehicles shed further light into the company's plans to add 16 BEVs globally through 2022.
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In a major policy shift, the CEOs of GM and Ford are joining other leaders of America’s biggest companies in chipping away at the long-held practice, fortified in the 1980s, that corporate decisions should pivot around what is ideal for shareholders.
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In a major policy shift, the CEOs of GM and Ford are joining other leaders of America’s biggest companies in chipping away at the long-held practice, fortified in the 1980s, that corporate decisions should pivot around what is ideal for shareholders.
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Anytime Ford Motor Co. makes big news, some careless investors mistakenly buy shares of Forward Industries, a Florida company with the ticker symbol "FORD."
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Its executive turnover is about 27 percent annually, the highest among seven companies in a comparison by a Wall Street analyst.
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Audi America has named Daniel Weissland, CEO of VW Canada, as its new president, amid slumping sales and a leadership void.
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After earlier generations had the full-size diesel pickup segment to themselves, Ram now has to contend with rival offerings from Ford and Chevrolet.
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