Volkswagen offers $1000 gift cards to owners of diesel cars affected by

Even though it’s Volkswagen’s diesel emission testing that’s under the microscope, regulators on both sides of the Atlantic say they are testing a wide range of auto brands to see if they can detect cheating. But VW’s diesel decline is unusually large. CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned, but his replacement, Matthias Mueller, is a longtime company employee, as is the board chairman, Hans Dieter Poetsch.

In case you weren’t aware of the scandal around Volkswagen’s diesel engines, here is a quick summary: A few months ago, a report about these engines surfaced.

At least 1.2 million models will be recalled in the United Kingdom in an operation that is expected to begin in the New Year.

Volkswagen said two days back that its main priority is finding a fix for affected cars rather than investigating the origins of the emission scandal.

Volkswagen has been struggling to contain customer anger since the EPA announced the company’s smaller diesel cars since 2009 have technology installed to rig emissions tests.

“The entire reason I bought my Jetta TDI sportwagen was a sham”, she said.

Letters and emails to diesel owners are being sent Monday, detailing eligibility for the package, which consists of a $500 prepaid Visa card, a $500 Volkswagen dealership card and free 24-hour roadside assistance for three years.

He adds that diesel technology can be very clean if it’s done right, but worries that the VW scandal may kill the USA market for it.

It is Volkswagen’s first time to credit their customers who have been affected by the scandal, which first fired up in September about using a developed software to cheat emission tests. The organization additionally has conceded discovering anomalies in carbon dioxide discharges in 800,000 different vehicles, all outside the United States a few of which it said were prone to be petrol motor controlled cars. VW needs to fully cooperate with federal criminal and civil investigations that may provide more redress to taxpayers and vehicle owners, Richard Blumenthal of CT and Edward Markey of MA said in a statement.