Could VW's Bernhard Be Headed Back to Motown?

Washington DC December 4, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that according to a report in German magazine Automobilwoche this Saturday, Volkwagen brand chief Wolfgang Bernhard has met with Dieter Zetsche to discuss a possible return to DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler Group, the company where Bernhard, as COO, first drew fame as a turnaround specialist for the brand early this decade.

The mag, reports Reuters, also indicated that Bernhard was in talks with Volkswagen to annul his contract, but that negotiations centered around a two-year competition clause, which could prevent him from joining a rival car maker.

Automobilwoche said Bernhard could be a successor to Chrysler's Tom LaSorda after big losses as the U.S. carmaker.