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Most people know the priciest component or system in a vehicle is the powertrain, but what’s the second most expensive? In the not-too-distant future it could be software.
Hear Ward's AutoWorld Editor Drew Winter's latest take on the auto industry in his weekly report on Detroit's WJR radio: