Austrian-German automotive engineer and grandson of Ferdinand Porsche who engineered the Porsche 917 racing car before becoming CEO of Audi and then Chairman of Volkswagen Group — turning VW into a multi-brand automotive empire.
Engineered the Porsche 917 — the car that won Le Mans and ended Ferrari's dominance — then rebuilt Audi using quattro all-wheel drive technology before leading the acquisition of Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti, and SEAT into the Volkswagen empire.
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