GM offers debit cards, longer warranties in mileage case

Associated Press

DETROIT

People who bought or leased 2016 General Motors SUVs with overstated gas mileage on the window sticker will be getting compensated, the automaker said Friday.

Those who purchased their SUV will get to choose a debit card or an extended warranty, while lessees will receive the debit card.

For most people, the compensation will be worth $450 to $900, but owners of some all-wheel-drive SUVs could get as much as $1,500. The payments will vary with lease terms and mileage differences between models.

About 135,000 customers will get letters stating their amounts starting Wednesday. GM says an additional 35,000 fleet customers will be handled individually.

“We designed this reimbursement program to provide full and fair compensation,” GM spokesman Jim Cain said.