European Union Industry Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska is calling on Volkswagen to compensate European customers hit by the company’s emissions scandal in the same way as U.S. customers.
Volkswagen Group of America has promised goodwill compensation worth $1,000 each to tens of thousands of vehicle owners who bought VW cars with manipulated software that have NOx emissions far above officials limits.
Bienkowska has written to VW CEO Matthias Mueller demanding comparable compensation for European consumers, reports Automotive News Europe.
VW officials have said they will repair vehicles in Europe to remove illegal software, but have no plans to pay consumers compensation, arguing they have suffered no loss.