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Remembering Ferdinand Piëch – the greatest car tsar

Ferdinand Karl Piëch, the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, chief architect of Volkswagen’s rise to global domination, and mastermind behind some of the most impressive feats of automotive engineering in history has passed away in Bavaria last Sunday. He was 82-years old.  The term “industry titan” is often thrown around for any corporate captain, but Piëch’s […]

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Vale Kenichi Yamamoto, the Man Who ‘Made’ Mazda

If there is one thing that makes the automotive business more endearing than one that sells toothpaste is that it is full of colourful personalities whose passion and work shines through the success – or failure – of any one car they were responsible for. However, in a business made of enthusiasts, very rarely would […]