VW agrees to pay $200 million to offset U.S. emissions

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG has agreed to pay just over $200 million (£160 million) to offset emissions from about 80,000 3.0 liter diesel U.S. vehicles, a person briefed on the settlement told Reuters. The agreement is expected to be announced as early as Friday, and is in addition to $2.7 billion that VW previously agreed to pay to offset emissions from about 475,000 2.0 liter diesel vehicles. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer on Friday delayed a hearing unt