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Property (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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

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(a)    Included in depreciation and amortization expense.

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Tabular disclosure of the amount of depreciation, amortization and impairment of property, plant and equipment directly related to goods produced and sold and services rendered by an entity during the reporting period.

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Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation.

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