Dieselgate: VW to "buy back" cars 16 | 11 | 2015
VOLKSWAGEN IS PLANNING to buy back some of the vehicles affected by CO2 irregularities in Europe, according to reports today, as the fallout from Dieselgate continues.
The news comes as Scottish VW customers affected by the CO2 irregularities can expect to receive an official letter from VW in the coming weeks.
The latest report, carried in the Financial Times, explained that if Volkswagen's re-testing of those affected vehicles reveals that CO2 emissions have been understated by more than 10%, then customers will have the opportunity to sell their cars back to VW at the current market value.
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"We have to think that maybe people will give the car back," a Volkswagen spokesman, speaking to the FT, said. "When we have the (test) figures there could be a chance for people to say 'I can hand back my car because you told me the wrong number'."
VW Group has identified 430,000 VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat models from the 2016 model year which are affected by CO2 irregularities. These form part of the 800,000 total revealed last week.
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Jim McGill