Ferdinand Piech, architect of VW's global expansion, dies aged 82

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Ferdinand Karl Piech, Volkswagen AG's former chairman and chief executive, who transformed the German company from a struggling midsized carmaker into a global automotive powerhouse, has died, his wife said in a statement.Piech, 82, who had 13 children by four different women, died suddenly on Sunday, his wife Ursula said.A brilliant engineer, Piech turned around VW after betting on a modular construction technique which allowed Audi , Skoda and VW brands to share up to..