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Volkswagen in a drive to appease customers, staff

The logo of German car maker Volkswagen ( VW ) is seen near a cranes of a construction site in Wolfsburg, on November 9, 2015. VW is engulfed in a massive pollution scandal that has so far centred on so-called defeat devices, sophisticated software fitted into diesel engines to skew the results of tests for nitrogen oxide emissions. The embattled auto giant said an internal probe had uncovered "inconsistencies" on carbon emissions as well, affecting not only diesel engines but petrol engines, too. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL

Volkswagen AG took new steps early this week to appease US customers and German union leaders unhappy with the company’s response to a sweeping emissions cheating scandal that claimed another high-profile executive.

Volkswagen is offering a $1,000 credit, of which half is to be spent at VW and Audi dealerships, to US owners of certain diesel models that do not comply with government emissions standards, VW’s US subsidiary said.

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