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IIHS Statement on GM Stability Control Announcement

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 30, 2005 -- The following is a statement of Adrian Lund, Chief Operating Officer, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety:

GM's decision to make electronic stability control standard equipment across its product line is a model we hope other automakers will follow. If all passenger vehicles had ESC, we would prevent thousands of deaths each year.