VW says it will cover extra CO2 and fuel usage taxes paid by EU drivers
by Reuters from on (#STEH)
Chief executive Matthias Mi1/4ller asks ministers to charge carmaker for taxes incurred after admitting understatement affecting 800,000 vehicles
Volkswagen has said it will foot the bill for extra taxes incurred by drivers after it admitted understating the carbon dioxide emissions of about 800,000 cars in Europe.
In a letter to European Union finance ministers on Friday, seen by Reuters, Matthias Mi1/4ller, the VW chief executive, asked member states to charge the carmaker rather than motorists for any additional taxes relating to fuel usage or CO2 emissions.
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