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GM to compensate for overstated SUV mileage

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

Those who bought SUVs will to choose a debit card or an extended warranty. Lessees will receive the debit card.

For most, the compensation will be worth $450 to $900. 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 May 25. GM says another 35,000 fleet customers will be handled individually.

The Detroit automaker announced last week that fuel economy had been overstated by one-to-two miles per gallon on the 2016 GMC Acadia, Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave.

GM blamed the discrepancy on new emissions control hardware and said the error was inadvertent.

The mileage was recalculated for 2016 but the new figures never made it onto the window stickers, the company said.

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