Volkswagen AG has agreed to spend more than $1.2 billion to compensate its 650 U.S. dealers for their losses from the German automaker's diesel emissions scandal, two sources briefed on the matter said on Thursday.
The company and a lawyer for the VW brand dealers announced a tentative settlement at a court hearing in San Francisco on Thursday, but declined to disclose the amount. The settlement, which followed talks that began in May, came as a judge ordered VW to move quickly to decide whether to fix or buy back 85,000 luxury vehicles with polluting engines
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