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A federal judge in Detroit on Friday sentenced Volkswagen AG to three years' probation and independent oversight for the German automaker's diesel emissions scandal.

Volkswagen AG and the US Justice Department have held preliminary settlement talks about resolving a criminal probe into the automaker's diesel emissions scandal.

The German carmaker, however, has still not decided whether vehicle owners will be offered cash, car buy-backs, repairs or replacement cars.

US environmental officials said talks will continue with Volkswagen aimed at reaching an agreement on a fix for nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles that emit up to 40 times legally allowable limits.

Volkswagen has told banks supplying a 20 billion euro credit line that it would sell assets if it finds no other way of repaying the one-year loan.

Volkswagen is expected to launch a recall for cars affected by its diesel emissions crisis in January and completed the fix by end next year.

Volkswagen's supervisory board will hold an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday at which Hans Dieter Poetsch is expected to be appointed as new head of the 20-member controlling panel.

US lawmakers on Tuesday asked Volkswagen AG to turn over documents related to the company's diesel emissions scandal.

Volkswagen has admitted cheating diesel emissions tests in the United States but Germany's transport minister says it also manipulated tests in Europe, where it has much bigger sales.