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If automakers want to merge with the world of iPods, BlackBerrys and Razr phones, a renowned independent designer suggests they stop using terminology from the days of the horseless carriage.
Hear Ward's AutoWorld Editor Drew Winter's latest take on the auto industry in his weekly report on Detroit's WJR radio: