Editing Ferdinand Piëch (section)

{{short description|Austrian industrialist (1937–2019), head of Volkswagen}}
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| name               = Ferdinand Piëch
| image              = Ferdinand Piech by Stuart Mentiply.jpg
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| birth_name         = Ferdinand Karl Piëch
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1937|4|17|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Vienna]], [[Federal State of Austria|Austria]]
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2019|8|25|1937|4|17|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Rosenheim]], Germany
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = [[Automobile]] engineer, [[business executive]]
| known_for          = Chairman of [[Volkswagen Group]] until 25 April 2015<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-ceo-chairman-idUSKBN0NG0N720150425|title=Ferdinand Piech resigns, ending an era at Volkswagen|agency=Reuters|date=25 April 2015 |access-date=1 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115013432/https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/25/us-volkswagen-ceo-chairman-idUSKBN0NG0N720150425|archive-date=15 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="finanzen.net">{{cite web|url=https://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/aktien/DGAP-Ad-hoc-Volkswagen-AG-Vz-VW-AG-4306791|title=DGAP-Ad hoc: Volkswagen AG Vz. (VW AG)|work=finanzen.net|access-date=25 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427010403/https://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/aktien/DGAP-Ad-hoc-Volkswagen-AG-Vz-VW-AG-4306791|archive-date=27 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
| father             = [[Anton Piëch]]
| mother             = [[Louise Piëch]]
| relatives          = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ferdinand Porsche]] (grandfather)
* [[Ferry Porsche]] (uncle)
* [[Ferdinand Alexander Porsche]] (cousin)
* [[Wolfgang Porsche]] (cousin)}}
| spouse             = {{Plainlist|
* Corina von Planta (before 1984)
* Ursula Plasser (1984–2019; his death)}}
| children           = [[Porsche–Piëch family#Piëch descendants of Louise Porsche|13]]
}}
'''Ferdinand Karl Piëch''' ({{IPA|de|ˈfɛʁdinant ˈpiːɛç|-|De-Ferdinand Piëch.ogg}}; 17 April 1937 – 25 August 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/ehemaliger-vw-chef-bericht-ferdinand-piech-ist-tot_id_11072870.html|title=Ehemaliger VW-Chef Ferdinand Piëch ist tot|website=FOCUS Online|language=de|access-date=2019-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826193500/https://m.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/ehemaliger-vw-chef-bericht-ferdinand-piech-ist-tot_id_11072870.html|archive-date=26 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> was an Austrian [[business magnate]], engineer, and executive who held the positions of chairman of the [[executive board]] (''Vorstandsvorsitzender'') of the [[Volkswagen Group]] from 1993 to 2002, and chairman of the [[supervisory board]] (''Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender'') from 2002 to 2015.<ref name="finanzen.net"/>

A grandson of [[Ferdinand Porsche]], Piëch began his career at [[Porsche]] before moving to [[Audi]], where he was instrumental in transforming the brand into a formidable competitor to [[Mercedes-Benz]] and [[BMW]], thanks to groundbreaking models like the [[Audi Quattro]] and the [[Audi 100]]. Trained as an engineer, Piëch had a profound impact on the design and engineering of several iconic vehicles, including the [[Porsche 911]], [[Porsche 917]], [[Audi Quattro]], and most notably the [[Bugatti Veyron]], which, as of 2012, held the title of the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive road-legal car ever produced. Due to his significant contributions to the [[automotive industry]], Piëch was named "Car Executive of the Century" in 1999<ref>{{cite news|title=This Just In: Model T Gets Award|work=The New York Times|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E1DF1439F937A15751C1A96F958260|date=24 December 1999|access-date=8 May 2008|first=James G.|last=Cobb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306071900/https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E1DF1439F937A15751C1A96F958260|archive-date=6 March 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> and was inducted into the [[Automotive Hall of Fame]] in 2014.