US auto Volkswagen promised compensation within 30 days of the introduction of the program

Posted on 7/19/2016 10:57:33 AM

Since emissions scandal affect business, public commitment to compensate the United States of franchisees, and reparations programs or will be finalized within a month.
According to reports, an executive branch of the US public on Friday under the theme of Newark, New Jersey (Newark) with more than 150 dealers talks, talks of "TDI Solution" (The TDI Settlement Program), agenda continued for nearly three hours, and finally the executives made a commitment to agree payment dealers.
It is reported that the compensation programs for customers and dealers, the public or the future will hold several meetings. And on Friday, dealers held a public meeting was mainly to inform the public on how to implement the dealer paid users and a total of about $ 1.5 million compensation scheme regulatory authorities. According to the site issued material and TDI solution, users can choose their car repaired, can also be sold back to the dealer. Currently, about 50 million cars affected by emissions cheating software which is still running, another 12,000 auto dealers can not be sold, are still being stored in the warehouse.
When the Volkswagen Group North America, Inc. executive Mark McNabb (Mark McNabb), introducing the "TDI solution" when, suddenly interrupted by a dealer, the dealer and the question of compensation aspects of successful transition, and the question had not mass schedule above.
New Jersey, a Volkswagen dealership Steve Kala Fei (SteveKalafer) expressed disappointment Volkswagen Group, he said that so far, the public did not consider making any form of compensation for its 650 dealers. After the meeting, McNabb told "The Wall Street Journal" interview, said internal Volkswagen Group is seriously considering compensation for dealers and ensure that they receive "fair compensation." McNabb said the company next month (August) to determine the dealer's compensation program.
Volkswagen refused to disclose any details of the outside world with the US auto talks. ? In foreign mail, Volkswagen spokesman Jennifer Gini Where (Jeannine Ginivan) said: "We maintain regular dialogue with the National Advisory Committee on Volkswagen dealers to make sure everything is functioning."
Another participating dealer Michael Defoe (MichaelDiFeo), said Friday's meeting focused on the repurchase and maintenance that will affect how they affect vehicle dealers. At the same time, Defoe confirm McNabb mentioned "dealer compensation scheme, but with the progress of the talks dealers Investment Committee smooth, and will determine within 30 days of the program."
At the meeting, the general public for dealers to provide a detailed timetable for the repurchase and maintenance plan. According to field data, the public will identify and train "goodwill ambassador" project in September, the repurchase will begin in mid-October, it is expected to end by the end of 2018. Maintenance programs, third-generation diesel engine repair software in October, after January 2017, the first generation of diesel engines will be "software / hardware repair" and then, in February the second-generation diesel engine will be a software update. To October 2017, Volkswagen hopes to third-generation diesel car for hardware maintenance. However, the US regulatory authorities have not yet approved by the public rehabilitation program.
Field data show that the public wants to sell back car owners need to contact a "third-party solutions experts" (settlement specialist), after the experts will be responsible for communicating with dealers docking specific matters. If the vehicle can be repaired, but the customer insisted sold back to the public, the dealer can choose to buy the car and sell it again. If the dealer refused, the car will be transferred to other dealers.
Chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Volkswagen dealers and distributors in Texas Alan Brown (AlanBrown), said the public "auto investment committee" responsible for dealer complained that the Volkswagen Group in the United States under new management, our dialogue with its good progress communication. "Personally, I now more optimistic about the public than ever before, but I believe the future!"
In terms of seeking compensation, the Volkswagen Group Volkswagen dealers may not be enforced as compensation as customers, dealers are trying to negotiate with the public through its own means. There are also some dealers said the threat to the public, if not to provide fair compensation, they will sue the public. Kala Fei said: "The public is very generous compensation to customers, but that was the gun of a decision on their heads just to make us want to know what the public is going to make compensation for the dealer, after all, we do not have a gun. pointing to the public. "
In the past few years, the public's investment in the United States dealers millions of dollars to "turn over", in order to cater to the tastes of American consumers, they need to take up the work of the sale of the new product, with a view to 2018 in US sales reach 800,000 vehicles, and to revitalize sales, after all, since 2012, Volkswagen sales in the US continue to decline. However, the public's ambitions suffered a major setback last September, after the scandal broke out due to the emissions, Volkswagen sales in the US market continues to slump, and some models were banned, leading to a dealer service bleak.

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