In a letter to Volkswagen employees made public November 12, brand manager Herbert Diess encouraged a few employees to reveal what they know about how Volkswagen cheated on USA emissions in the interest of “full and swift clarification”.
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September: United States Environmental Protection Agency issues notice of violation against Volkswagen for installing software in diesel vehicles with engines of up to 2 litres created to suppress nitrogen oxide emissions during testing.
Customers will also get access to a free 24-hour roadside assistance program for three years.
“As we work tirelessly to develop a remedy, we ask for your continued patience”, Volkswagen said.
Meanwhile, Germany’s Transport Ministry said Monday that of the 2.
The financial holding, which now owns 30.8% in Volkswagen, confirmed its 2015 profit outlook, which was lowered on October 28 to take account of the costs related to Volkswagen’s emissions issue. The 2009-13 and 2015 Audi A3 is also affected.
The company had already admitted that about 11 million cars worldwide have deceptive software. If you do qualify for the program, you can register to receive your cards in the mail and activate them at your local VW dealership.
The embattled carmaker says the offer has no strings attached and doesn’t require signing away rights, but is part of an effort to earn back trust.
Whatever fix VW designs could wind up hurting performance or fuel mileage, the main reasons people buy diesels. It said in September it had set aside $7.3 billion to deal with fixing the problem, which caused the company to report a third quarter loss. VW is promising its staff they will keep their jobs and will be exempt from damage claims if they shed light on the scandal, the paper said.
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A spokesman with the company says the automaker is making a similar offer to Canadian owners of the vehicles, which consists of combination of a prepaid Visa card and credits to be used at the owner’s discretion for any sales, service or auto upgrade at Volkswagen dealerships.
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German authorities said on Wednesday that they have measured excessive levels of exhaust emissions in several manufacturers’ vehicles, in a revelation that could see the scandal around Volkswagen grow to encompass other firms.
