If you own a Volkswagen with a diesel engine in the U.S., the company will buy back your car and give you as much as $10,000. If you drive one in Europe, you may only get a piece of pipe.As part of Volkswagen Group's settlement of U.S. civil claims stemming from the emissions scandal, the company pledged as much as $10 billion for some 500,000 car owners. The 8.5 million customers in Europe may only get an hour-long visit to the dealer to have their engines repaired with a tube that regulates air flow or a software update.
The reasons for the wide disparity between the proposals stems from equally large differences in legal and regulatory structures in each region.
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