To help ease some of its customers’ woes, it has been reported that Volkswagen may offer to buy back some of its European-market vehicles known to be affected by CO2 emissions irregularities.
Yesterday, Volkswagen confirmed a list of 430,000 vehicles in Europe with CO2 irregularities, specifically identifying several models from Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and Seat. Notably, this is only half of the previously-estimated 800,000 units that the Volkswagen Group has confirmed to be effected there.
It is understood that Volkswagen will offer customers whose vehicles have understated CO2 emissions figures by more than 10%, the chance to sell back their vehicles to the car maker at current market values.
An unnamed spokesperson told the Financial Times, “we have to think that maybe people will give the car back. 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’.”
Recently, Volkswagen also offered to pay for the additional CO2 emissions taxes faced by its European customers, given the discrepancies between initially claimed emissions figures and what they were in reality.
In the US, Volkswagen sought to regain the good will of its customers by preparing to hand out cash cards worth up to USD$750. It is also reported that in the UK, on top of all existing promotions and discounts being offered at the moment, Volkswagen dealerships were offering cash incentives to existing customers who were keen to trade in their Volkswagen vehicles (of any age) for a new one.
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Can it buy back cars with dsg issues? There i said it first
Or at least, convert ‘problematic’ DSG cars to manual gearbox.
What about compensate owner for their junk RV?
Lost easily more than 50% in 2 years I’m sure.
No used car dealers are buying the VW now. Buyers who bought this car have to keep for life.
Unless if they are lucky enough to sell to other deluded hipsters in the open market.
Bravo! Proton should follow the path to buy back lemon cars. Learn from it!
Toyota should buy back moving coffin plus takata airbags cars. Learn from it!
Sial punya VW German car…..phuiiii……..
vw msia…pls take back problematic mk6 golf….i’ll throw an extra 10% discount of the current mkt price…i desperately need to dispose this car, headache after headache ….what a stressful ownership experience
Just give it away for free, no more stress.
haiyoo, thats more stressful…paying bank but no car to use
So which car involved in co2 emission irregularities
Beware! All these cars would end-up in our infamous reconditioned/grey importers car yard.