<P> In November 2016, Audi expressed an intention to establish an assembly factory in Pakistan, with the company's local partner acquiring land for a plant in Korangi Creek Industrial Park in Karachi . Approval of the plan would lead to an investment of $30 million in the new plant . </P> <P> Sales in the United States fell after a series of recalls from 1982 to 1987 of Audi 5000 models associated with reported incidents of sudden unintended acceleration linked to six deaths and 700 accidents . At the time, NHTSA was investigating 50 car models from 20 manufacturers for sudden surges of power . </P> <P> A 60 Minutes report aired 23 November 1986, featuring interviews with six people who had sued Audi after reporting unintended acceleration, showing an Audi 5000 ostensibly suffering a problem when the brake pedal was pushed . Subsequent investigation revealed that 60 Minutes had engineered the failure--fitting a canister of compressed air on the passenger - side floor, linked via a hose to a hole drilled into the transmission . </P> <P> Audi contended, prior to findings by outside investigators, that the problems were caused by driver error, specifically pedal misapplication . Subsequently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) concluded that the majority of unintended acceleration cases, including all the ones that prompted the 60 Minutes report, were caused by driver error such as confusion of pedals . CBS did not acknowledge the test results of involved government agencies, but did acknowledge the similar results of another study . </P>

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