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Automotive News Europe, February, 2004 by Johnson, Richard
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Byline: Richard Johnson
Helmut Werner, the former chairman of Mercedes-Benz, never seemed interested in or good at corporate politics. He just wanted to do his job.
Yet Werner, who died earlier this month at age 67, went up against two of the craftiest infighters in European auto history - Ferdinand Piech and Jurgen Schrempp.
He didn't fare well.
In 1987, Volkswagen Chairman Carl Hahn wanted Werner, then CEO of tire maker Continental AG, to succeed Audi chief Wolfgang Habbel, who was retiring.
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