VW offers a few employees amnesty for info on cheating

British customers’ vehicles will be subject to what Volkswagen hopes will be a far quicker recall.

The company has said it will fix the cars and that a few will need only a software adjustment, while others will need mechanical changes.

Over the past several weeks, we’ve apologized to our loyal customers about the 2.0L TDI emissions issue.

The offer is created to keep diesel owners happy as VW works on repairs to the cars, which are programmed to turn on pollution controls during government tests and turn them off while on the road. Porsche called them “unexpected”, and said that it believes the Cayenne Diesel was never out of compliance with emissions rules. VW has denied those allegations, but subsequently admitted that at least 800,000 more vehicles – including a few petrol models – had been found to have excessive carbon dioxide emissions.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Association says in a few cases, Volkswagens spew out up to 40 times the amount of nitrogen oxides than they are legally allowed to. The compensation will be sent via mail, upon which drivers can go to a VW dealership to activate the cards. “In the meantime, we are providing this Goodwill Package as a first step toward regaining our customers’ trust”. This notice alleges Volkswagen developed and installed a defeat device in VW, Audi and Porsche diesel vehicles equipped with 3.0 liter engines for model years 2014 through 2016. They will also get another card worth $500 which can be spent only on purchases or services at VW or Audi dealerships and free 24-hour roadside assistance for the next three years.

The VW group is battling to overcome a crisis that was sparked by its admission in September that it cheated on emissions tests for its diesel-powered vehicles around the world.

The engineers’ actions were said to be an effort to reach a deadline announced by a VW executive at the 2012 Geneva Auto show.

Customers eligible for the VW payment are owners of the diesel cars that were initially cited by the EPA.

“There are no stipulations”, said VW spokeswoman Jeannine Ginivan.

In the letter, Diess said the offer was being made to staff in the interests of “full and swift clarification” of the scandal, which has since grown to place question marks over other diesel and petrol engines.