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I assume that そう here is the そう used for not direct quoting.
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grammar particle-を
why there is an "を" in 「運転免許は持っているけれど、車を全然運転しない人たちのことをそう呼ぶんです」
This を is merely a direct object marker, indicating the object of the verb 呼ぶ.

`AをBと呼ぶ` means "to call A B".

> 車を全然運転しない人達のことをペーパードライバーと呼ぶ。  
>  (They) call people who don't drive at all _paper drivers_.

In this case, the adverbial phrase ペーパードライバーと is replaced by そう, which is like
"so", "that way" or "like that" in English.

> 車を全然運転しない人達のことを **そう** 呼ぶ。  
>  (They) call people who don't drive at all like that.
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