Two U.S. senators today urged Volkswagen AG to agree to buy back vehicles and offer compensation to drivers of all diesel vehicles that government regulators have charged have "defeat devices" to rig emissions standards.Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., wrote to VW's U.S. chief executive, Michael Horn, asking him to offer "more robust compensation for drivers of all VW vehicles purchased in the United States that contained defeat devices," the wrote.
"We specifically request that you immediately announce VW's willingness to buy back these impacted vehicles," they wrote in the letter, which was seen by Reuters.
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