VW says that US 'Dieselgate' settlement won't be replicated in Europe

Berlin

VOLKSWAGEN'S CEO has rejected calls for the carmaker to compensate customers in Europe over the "Dieselgate" emissions scandal along the lines of its US$15 billion deal in the United States, telling a German newspaper that a similar settlement would be inappropriate and unaffordable.

Europe's Industry Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska last week called on Volkswagen to also compensate European owners of its diesel-powered cars, saying it would be unfair for them to be treated differently from US customers just because of a different legal system.