VW offers a few employees amnesty for information on cheating

“We are working tirelessly to develop an approved remedy for affected vehicles”, Volkswagen U.S. CEO Michael Horn said.

Lots of VW auto owners are mad as hell. The automaker can use any help it can get because according to Kelley Blue Book values, average resale prices of VW cars with 2-liter diesel engines have dropped over 13 percent since the scandal erupted. The company said that criminal proceedings can’t be ruled out, depending on the findings, and that employees could be transferred or given other responsibilities.

Canete’s letter demanded Volkswagen turn over information on which models were involved in which countries and by how much the “irregularities” understated the Carbon dioxide and fuel consumption data.

Porsche, which owns just under a third of Volkswagen’s shares, said its net profit slumped to 1.2 billion euro (£848 million) from 2.5 billion euro (£1.8 billion), due to costs the affair has rung up so far.

In September, Volkswagen admitted that as many as 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide, including nearly 500,000 in the United States encompassing model years 2009 to 2015, had the cheating software installed. After that, an owner must take the “goodwill package”, the affected vehicle, driver’s license and proof of vehicle ownership to a Volkswagen dealer to activate the cards.

On September 18, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board notified Volkswagen that certain 2.0L 4-cylinder TDI vehicles do not comply with applicable emissions regulations. While a few customers seem okay with the program, others are clearly appalled and have begun insisting that Volkswagen buy back their not-so-clean diesels.

But owners of the 3-litre diesel engines which were cited last month by the EPA for also cheating on emissions tests are not eligible for the offer.

Kiwi vehicle owners caught in Volkswagen’s global emissions scandal are ramping up pressure for compensation after their American counterparts were offered a $1500-plus sweetener.

The carmaker also said it would offer the same program for its Audi luxury brand starting on Friday, the report adds.

The move comes as the manufacturer tries to manage fixing a few 500,000 cars that failed to comply with the U.S. emission standards.