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By DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Auto Writer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business
Wed, 09/06/2017 - 2:56am

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Car designers have every kind of software and virtual reality tool. But when they want to make sure a car's curves look just right, they rely on one of the world's oldest materials: clay. Every vehicle by every major carmaker, from Mercedes to Tesla to Toyota, is formed in clay long before it ever hits the road.

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