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May 4, 2021 · The team included 6 men and one woman — his wife, Helga Leiding. Rudolf had added his wife to the team specifically to ensure the VW SP2 ended up a stylish-looking sports car. In short, Rudolf wanted a Volkswagen car that appeals to women. Even in a later interview, he was quoted saying the car was made "for you (his wife) and all the other ...
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Nov 11, 2020 · It started in 1969 as "Project X" and was worked upon by a total of 7 people that included the then Volkswagen CEO Rudolf Leiding's wife - Helga Leiding as the sole female member. Rudolf wanted this car to appeal to women more, and so had his wife help out.
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Rudolf Leiding. Rudolf Wilhelm Karl Leiding started his career with Volkswagen as a production engineer in Wolfsburg in 1945. He was later made manager of the VW plant in northern Hesse. From 1965 until 1968 he was managing director of the Auto Union plant in Ingolstadt. On 1 March 1968, Leiding took over management of Volkswagen do Brasil in ...
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Mar 12, 2020 · The Brazilian arm of the German car maker was headed up by Rudolf Leiding (who would go on to become the boss of Volkswagen globally) and he, along with his wife Helga Leiding, conceived a plan ...
Sep 3, 2003 · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dr. Ing. h.c. Rudolf Leiding (4 September 1914 – 3 September 2003) was the third post-war chairman of the Volkswagen automobile company ( Volkswagenwerk AG ), succeeding Kurt Lotz in 1971. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close.
Mar 22, 2011 · In 1968 Rudolf Leiding, former CEO of Audi NSU, was appointed director of VW do Brasil, a job he accepted under one condition: to have the permission of building models adapted for the...
