BILL FORD: If you look at what hap pened to Detroit when the automobile came into being, there are probably no cities in the world that underwent such a rapid transformation and creation of wealth. It would be hard to replicate that. But I think the next 100 years for Detroit and this whole area will be about technology.... Sync [Microsoft] is helping us with our in-car entertainment and safety systems. Google is helping us with aspects of data management and other things.... For years there wasn't a ton of new technology going into the auto industry, and we were dealing with very traditional auto suppliers. And in just the last three years that's changed dramatically.
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