VW Balks at Compensation as EU Caves in Showdown Meeting
- EU consumer chief comments after meeting VW’s Garcia Sanz
- EU backs down from demands that VW offer more compensation
A Volkswagen badge sits on a Volkswagen Sharan automobile displayed on the forecourt of a dealership in Vienna.
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Volkswagen AG offered no hint of concessions after a meeting with European Union regulators over demands the company provide compensation to the bloc’s consumers hit by the diesel emissions scandal.
VW will carry out an “EU-wide action plan” to inform customers and repair the vehicles, EU Justice and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Vera Jourova said after meeting with Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz, VW’s top negotiator for diesel issues, in Brussels Wednesday.