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The automotive industry faces growing demands from global competition and increasingly customized client requests, as well as standards, statutory provisions, and regulations. The automotive industry is an important sector of the overall economy, particularly in industrialized countries. We’re entering the most turbulent era since I started watching the auto industry — and the president could dramatically change the game,” David Cole, director-emeritus of the Center for Automotive Research, told NBC News. …