[riprowan]

Surely they can resell them outside the EPAs jurisdiction.

[tzs]

VW won't be doing a buyback because they simply decided on their own to do so. It will be part of a deal with the US to settle the case. If the terms include a resale prohibition, VW will have to honor that if they want to keep the case settled.

[vonmoltke]

See my comment to your sibling. The US government, though not necessarily the EPA, can certainly prohibit VW from exporting the affected cars.