In 1913, Henry Ford invented the assembly line, making the automobile affordable. Cars sold like hotcakes. But now, nearly a century later, the unthinkable is happening to the industry. See how the Big Three are trying to survive with the new models of today, a concept car of tomorrow and what we can all learn from the past.

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