Porsche, a carmaker controlled by the Piech and Porsche families, also had to be bailed out after a bid to buy Volkswagen backfired.

由皮耶希和保时捷家族控制的保时捷公司，在收购大众计划失败之后也只能等待紧急援助了。

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Porsche and VW have always been close: the Porsche and Piech families together own half the shares and all the voting rights of Porsche AG.

保时捷公司和大众汽车公司一向关系密切，这是因为保时捷家族和皮耶家族拥有保时捷公司一半股份和所有投票决定权。

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While group chief executive, Piech started the collection of luxury brands under the Volkswagen umbrella.

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The project's backers include the family of Ernst Piech, part of the Porsche dynasty.

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In particular, the role of Ferdinand Piech, chairman of Volkswagen's supervisory board, is muddying the waters.

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