Dr Christian Kreiss, Professor of Finance, Aalen University, 10.Nov.2014 Contents: 1. Summary 2. The economic logic 3. Repairs made more difficult or more expensive 4. Lack of transparency and information 5. Expected useful life: planned or coincidence? 6. Prevalence and impact 7. The role of advertising 8. Who benefits? 9. The role of the economic sciences 10. Policy recommendations 11. …