Martin Winterkorn (born May 24, 1947 is the CEO of Volkswagen's Audi brand. He will become chairman of Volkswagen AG effective January 1, 2007. May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Audi is a German automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the nineties, Winterkorn was Volkswagen's board member in charge of technical development and was instrumental in getting Volkswagen CEO Ferdinand Piech to approve the production of the New Beetle. He later served as Piech's corporate executive director of development. Ferdinand Piëch (born April 17, 1937 Vienna) is a car engineer and manager. ... The Volkswagen New Beetle is a car introduced by Volkswagen in 1998, drawing heavily on the design cues of the original Beetle. ...