Ferdinand Piech, Porsche patriarch and VW saviour, dies at 82

Brilliant engineer ranks with Henry Ford and Gottleib Daimler for transforming struggling Volkswagen into world-beater

Ferdinand Piech, the Porsche family patriarch who transformed Volkswagen from a struggling carmaker into a global powerhouse, has died at the age of 82.

Piech, the grandson of sports car and VW Beetle pioneer Ferdinand Porsche, died on Sunday in Rosenheim, Bavaria, his wife said.

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