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      04-08-2019, 07:14 PM   #72
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Except it didn't work that way. Porsche bought VW.

Porsche AG is headquartered in Stuttgart, and is owned by Volkswagen AG, which is itself majority-owned by Porsche Automobil Holding SE.
VW Group owns all of the brands. Not the other way around. It may be a good thing for a VW to become like a Porsche but not the other way around.
VW Group is the parent company, but it's controlled by Porsche SE. It's a convoluted deal, and as the previous post noted, in Germany 75% ownership is required for actual controlling interest, but in reality, the 51% share that Porsche owns is effectively in control of all decisions.

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