FRANKFURT. – Volkswagen could offer owners of its vehicles in Germany to acquire new car discounts if they deliver certain models affected by the emissions scandal that rocked Europe’s biggest carmaker, agency German DPA news reported Sunday.
Volkswagen is involved in most business crisis in its 78-year history after admitting last month that installed software on diesel vehicles deceive US regulators about the true level of their toxic emissions.
The company said it will call review about 8.5 million cars in Europe with this software. Special offers would be available only in Germany, where about 2.4 million of these vehicles were sold.
The incentives for VW owners buy new vehicles could help ensure that sales remain stable after the scandal and subtract some pressure on dealers to implement arrangements quickly.
Every German dealer will need to review an average of 100 thousand cars, each of which will require at least an hour and a half of work, DPA said. This could result in a long wait for customers.
The offer of discounts for new buyers could focus on the owners of vehicles with 1.6-liter diesel engines, said sources at Volkswagen and its dealers, according to DPA. These models also require changes in the hardware, a more expensive improvement that alterations in the software required by other affected cars.
has not yet taken a decision, DPA said citing a person familiar with the situation.
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