World | Volkswagen VW Looking to Throw Cash at TDI Owners: Report Automaker expected to offer up to $1,250 to diesel owners By Polly Davis Doig Posted Nov 8, 2015 9:30 AM CST Copied A Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI is parked at a Volkswagen dealer in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Volkswagen might be looking to buy its way out of the public relations disaster that keeps on giving: According to a report on The Truth About Cars, the German automaker will offer owners of affected diesel cars up to $1,250 in cash under a "TDI Goodwill Program" set to roll out Monday. That would come in the form of a $500 prepaid gift card and $500 to $700 to be spent at Volkswagen dealerships; VW would only confirm that an announcement is coming Monday, reports the New York Times. "There is a program in the works with VW, that I do understand," says the head of a dealership association who was not briefed on specifics. What's not clear: Whether owners of affected cars who are involved in class-action lawsuits against VW would have to abandon those claims. Read These Next Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Some of the most explosive Diddy allegations are dropped. NJ lifeguard survives after being impaled by an umbrella. Sprinter suffers wardrobe malfunction, still manages to win. Report an error