Piech's reign ends after 500-mile trek to German city that once honored him

Piech during a welcoming ceremony at a Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, in April 2012. On Saturday, he was summoned to another German town that once made him an honorary citizen for preserving jobs, only to resign as chairman of VW. (REUTERS)

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April 26, 2015 05:00 AM

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