WASHINGTON — Volkswagen AG confirmed late on Friday it will make $1.21 billion in payments to 652 US brand dealers as part of its $16.5bn diesel emissions settlement to date.VW’s dealers will receive an average of $1.85-million each on average over 18 months under the settlement that was first announced in principle in August.Separately, the US Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and lawyers for owners of 475,000 polluting diesel cars were filing legal papers late on Friday asking a federal judge to grant final approval to buy-back offers and diesel remediation efforts at an October 18 court hearing.The court documents say Volkswagen won’t sell any US diesel vehicles for the 2016 and 2017 model years. The company, which has been barred from selling all diesel vehicles in the United States since late 2015, said earlier in September it is uncertain whether it will ever sell diesel vehicles in the US again.As part of the settlement with VW brand dealers, the company will conti...
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