Mitsubishi Motors to cover customer costs from scandal - http://s.nikkei.com/1OkGHbx
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Motors and Nissan Motor firmed up plans Monday to compensate customers for expenses stemming from the lower-than-reported fuel efficiency of some cars, including fuel costs and higher taxes on vehicles that no longer qualify for breaks.
Letters signed by both automakers' presidents will be mailed to customers via dealers soon, apologizing for the mileage data scandal and laying out a compensation policy.
The amount paid will depend on the results of fuel efficiency testing by Japan's transport ministry, which began May 2 but will likely not finish until June.
Mitsubishi Motors will foot Nissan's portion of the bill.