Is the Open Source development model applicable to auto industry?

Dan Barber writes: “Open Source has become the rallying cry for the software industry … an industry which only twenty years ago was as deeply mired into the old economy way of thinking as most other industries are today. The question is, can we take our ‘lessons learned’ and help other industries take the next step to a truly “new economy”? This article at mojolin.com discusses the issue and offers at least one possible way of moving forward (specifically for the auto and energy industries, but probably applicable to other industries, as well).”