Volkswagen is ready to pay compensation to the owners of diesel cars.
Volkswagen is ready to voluntarily pay $1,000 to each owner of a diesel vehicle, which has an engine 2.0 TDI. Half of this amount is permitted to spend for personal needs, while the remaining $500 can be spent only in Volkswagen dealerships. In addition, the company guarantees the drivers to have free technical assistance for three years. Around 482 million Americans will receive the compensation.
The scandal emissions of the Volkswagen started because of 2.0-liter TDI. The German manufacturer with a special equipment brought down the level of emissions of nearly half a million cars from United States. During this scandal the head of Volkswagen Martin Winterkorn has announced about his resignation, and later appeared under suspicion other top managers of the manufacturer.