As expected Cars 2 (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666444/cars-2-box-office.jhtml) has hit movie theaters and legions of 7-year-olds have put it on top of the box office. But the world has changed in the 10 years since the first Cars movie, and automotive culture -- the adrenalin rush of horsepower, the thrill of speed and gas-fueled adventure -- is looking more and more like the preoccupation of a bygone era. Lightning McQueen may as well take his place next to Thomas the Tank Engine: The reign of the car as the central fetish of American life is drawing to a close.Increasingly, young people don't care about cars, according to surveys and forward-looking market analysis. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants (http://www.bnet.com/blog/electric-cars/demotorizing-what-happens-when-young-people-don-8217t-care-about-cars/3450) recently published a study of the 2025 auto market (http://www.rolandberger.com/company/press/releases/Automotive-landscape-2025.html) that documented the car's decline.More... (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-debord/car-industry_b_888383.html)