Porsche's influence, however, will still be limited by a rule that prevents anyone other than Lower Saxony's regional government holding 20% of VW's voting rights. But even this is being challenged by the European Commission, which says the measure is anti-competitive, a stance which Porsche has backed.
It’s been previously reported that Porsche may even have been involved in former VW CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder's forced resignation and that VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech (grandson of Ferdinand Porsche) and Wiedeking may be plotting to swap Porsche's stake in Volkswagen for control of Audi.