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Article #20: Porsche: Creating the Plot to Takeover Volkswagen?

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Porsche is known for producing small but its root from Ferdinand Piech, who is a
immensely powerful engines. The same can member of the Porsche family. Piech was
be said about the company---small but also the former CEO of Volkswagen and now
powerful. Porsche is a German automaker hold the chair of the upper supervisory
renowned for its lines of sports car. board. And recently, in the most cunning
News has it that the German sports car display of power and influence, Piech and
maker is getting closer to its goal which Wiedeking have conspired to oust Bernd
is to control Europe's largest automaker, Pischetsrieder who is the former boss of
the Volkswagen Group. It should be noted BMW and VW CEO. He was replaced by Martin
that Porsche is one of the largest Winterkorn who is a protégé of Piech.
shareholders of Volkswagen with a total Piech has also previously worked at
of 27.4% and is planning to further Porsche where he was responsible for the
increase its stakes if not for the launching of the 917 racer. Afterwards he
Volkswagen Law. went to Audi and started the Quattro
The Volkswagen Law limits the voting revolution. When finally became the CEO
rights of shareholders in the company to of VW he foster quality turnaround which
20% regardless of how large their owned helps VW and Audi to obtain a place in
shares are. Another provision on the VW the premium car segment. He also
law also gives the right to the State of introduced a platform strategy to control
Lower Saxony to appoint directors costs.
regardless of the fact that they are not There is a strong partnership between
the largest shareholder of the company. Porsche and Volkswagen not only because
The VW Law is nothing but unfair to of family but also of interest. Porsche
Porsche. This is also the very reason why wants to increase its stakes in
Porsche would like the VW Law to be Volkswagen to protect its investment and
abolished. also to make sure that its ongoing
The Volkswagen Law was ratified in 1960 cooperative efforts with Europe's largest
during the time of privatization automaker will not be jeopardized. At
following the postwar. During that time present, the German sports car maker is
Volkswagen was rescued by the allied and sharing production facilities with
German authorities. The VW Law was Volkswagen. Europe's largest is also the
created to protect the company from any supplier of quality parts to Porsche like
form of takeover. Volkswagen pressure plate and others that
But currently the European Court of are used to build cars.
Justice has begun to criticize the VW Law Some of the vehicles produced by Porsche
stating that the law hinders the flow of in partnership with Volkswagen are
free capital which increases the Cayenne and Touareg SUVs. The upcoming
possibility for it being cancelled. Panamera sports sedan will have its body
Furthermore it is also expected that if built at the VW's Hanover plant and will
ever the law is repealed the State of use VW Audi electronic bus systems plus
Lower Saxony might sell some or its other parts such as safety electronics,
entire 20.8% stakes in Volkswagen and the infotainment, security and climate
probable buyer is none other than detecting gadgets.
Porsche. But according to some reports the
Wedelin Weideking, Porsche boss has interest of Porsche to Volkswagen goes
expressed his desire to increase the beyond pure business interest - some say
company's stake in Volkswagen to 8.6 that Wiedeking thinks that he can do a
billion Euros or $11.2bn. But why does much better job than any of the bosses in
Porsche has such care for Volkswagen? VW. The ousting of Pischetsrieder is seen
Even before, Porsche has already have had by many as a means of slowly taking
a big influence at Volkswagen brought by control of Volkswagen.
the fact that part of Volkswagen takes






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