VW offers US diesel car owners $1K in gift cards

The final item in the package is an additional three years of 24-hour roadside assistance.

While a show of good faith is a start, Volkswagen has not yet revealed concrete plans for owner compensation, vehicle returns, or vehicle repairs.

Volkswagen had earlier said that the fix work required for the 11 million cars could range from a simple software tweak to a major engine overhaul.

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Volkswagen, which has a total of twelve brands including Audi and Porsche, said that a similar “package” would soon be offered to the owners of Audi models which are also concerned. VW dealers have also gotten extra payments and incentives for selling gasoline-powered cars as diesel models can’t be sold.

The ratings agency said further investigations should be carried out to know the exact damage caused by Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal. Once this is confirmed, owners will have to provide their contact information and the vehicle’s current mileage. Audi is the luxury unit of Volkswagen AG. After receiving the cards from VW they need to be activated by a VW dealer.

The prepaid Visa card can be used on anything-those eligible can use it as they’d like.

Volkswagen US has announced that it will give owners of TDI cars impacted by the dieselgate affair a goodwill package.

Your vehicle’s registration, title or a lease agreement to the dealer, according to VW.

How do I figure out my car’s vehicle identification number? While the other card is also worth $500 and is viable at the VW dealerships.

Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via APVolkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller, looks at the assembly line during a tour of the VW plant in Wolfsburg, Germany Wednesday October 21, 2015.

Owners interested in the Goodwill Package must visit www.vwdieselinfo.com/goodwill_package to verify their vehicle’s eligibility.

Volkwagen’s offering is “only going to go just a little ways to help ease the pain for consumers that thought they were buying one thing and got something they didn’t bargain for”, said Richard Hilgert, senior equity analyst, automotives, at Morningstar. Does that affect the emissions remedy?

A few VW owners said they were concerned that any fixes will hurt their fuel economy.

There’s no indication of that.

Already having difficulties in the US market, VW now suffers the wrath of vehicle owners enraged by the manufacturer’s false claims of putting out environmentally friendly products. That’s still the situation, Stertz said. Moreover, it raises questions of what else the Volkswagen Group could be hiding about its products.