(Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG, reeling from an expanding scandal involving diesel cars it has admitted it rigged to pass U.S. pollution tests, announced Monday that owners of the vehicles will receive $1,000 in what the company calls a “goodwill” gesture.
VW is offering owners of diesel-powered cars with 2.0-liter engines under investigation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, $500 on a prepaid Visa card, $500 in dealership credits and three years of free roadside assistance.
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. VW dealers have also gotten extra payments and incentives for selling gasoline-powered cars as diesel models can’t be sold.
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