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Auto industry lags in e-business, study says

While carmakers are busy experimenting with location-based advertising and studying the dangers of dashboard gadgets, new research says that when it comes to e-business, the auto industry is being left in the dust.

 
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While carmakers are busy experimenting with location-based advertising and studying the dangers of dashboard gadgets, a study says that when it comes to e-business, the auto industry is being left in the dust.

The study found that automobile suppliers perceived five giant risks that have scared them to near paralysis.

 
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