Building a company out of thin air is one of the hardest human pursuits.

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Irregularly shaped openings emanate from the base and are concentrated around the thin edge of the wedge-shaped building.

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So, automakers should imagine how to put themselves smack in the middle of all the value in the car market, rather than building cars on razor-thin margins while letting others reap most of the profits.

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