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Property (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
| Estimated Useful Lives in Years |  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Land |  |  | $ | 1,339 |  |  | $ | 1,302 |
Buildings and improvements | 5-40 |  | 9,671 |  |  | 9,705 |
Machinery and equipment | 3-27 |  | 30,013 |  |  | 29,814 |
Special tools | 1-13 |  | 20,851 |  |  | 23,586 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 3,581 |  |  | 3,042 |
Total property |  |  | 65,455 |  |  | 67,449 |
Less: accumulated depreciation |  |  | (27,823) |  |  | (28,699) |
Total property, net |  |  | $ | 37,632 |  |  | $ | 38,750 |
Depreciation Amortization and Impairment of Property Plant and Equipment | The amount of interest capitalized and excluded from Automotive interest expense related to Property, net was insignificant in the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Depreciation and amortization expense | $ | 5,354 |  |  | $ | 6,541 |  |  | $ | 5,347 |
Impairment charges | $ | 86 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 466 |
Capitalized software amortization expense(a) | $ | 457 |  |  | $ | 452 |  |  | $ | 424 |
__________ (a) Included in depreciation and amortization expense.

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