Piech quits VW after spat with Winterkorn

摘要

Volkswagen Group veteran Ferdinand Piech has resigned after a failed bid to get rid of its boss, Martin Winterkorn. Ferdinand Piech, one of the world's foremost automotive engineers, has been ousted from his role as head of the Volkswagen Group supervisory board. Piech resigned after a second emergency meeting of the VW supervisory board, which was triggered by accusations that Piech was trying to remove Martin Winterkorn from the head of the VW Group.