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In order to create that vision, he set about paying for car companies like chrysler and a controlling stake in mitsubishi. Born on september 3, 1875 in maffersdorf, austria, ferdinand porsche became fascinated with electricity at a young age. Vw books, dvds and vw technical manuals for the discerning aircooled vw enthusiast. Oct 10, 2015 volkswagen is now a majorityowner of porsche. Automotive history books offer fascinating looks at the evolution of. Porsche gmbh in 1931, with main offices at kronenstra.
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