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- Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 11:38:06 CST
- From: Cole Kendall <U48073@uicvm.uic.edu>
- Message-ID: <92322.113806U48073@uicvm.uic.edu>
- Newsgroups: sci.skeptic
- Subject: Re: Audis (was Re: Repressed Memories, Ruined Lives)
- References: <5875@balrog.ctron.com>
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- In article <1992Nov15.025813.14801@midway.uchicago.edu>, thf2@ellis.uchicago.edu
- (Seventh Circuit Bound) says:
- >
- >There weren't a "disproportionate number" of accidents until *after*
- >the Sixty Minutes report. Then, suddenly every Audi accident in the
- >Americas was the result of "sudden acceleration."
- >
- Interestingly, the negative publicity regarding Audi 5000s affected
- the resale value of Audi 4000s as well, even though there was no
- evidence about the performance of these cars; this is discussed in a paper
- in the Journal of Business by M. Sullivan ("Measuring Image Spillovers
- in Umbrella-Branded Products") 1990, 405-420.
-
- Cole Kendall
-