This is why Volkswagen wants to settle with diesel owners right now

AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File In a surprise move, Volkswagen said on Thursday that it has retained attorney Kenneth Feinberg to help administer a "program" that will offer settlements to claims related to its diesel-cheating scandal in the U.S. What is VW up to here? VW's new CEO wants to settle claims quickly Simply put, it appears to be one more move by VW CEO Matthias Mueller to get his company past the cheating scandal as quickly as possible. Settlement funds are Feinberg's specialty. He won ...