European auto parts suppliers said, car-makers operating in China forced them to sign an exclusive agreement, which violated China's "anti-monopoly law" and raised the price of spare parts.

欧洲汽车零部件供应商称，在华经营的汽车制造商强迫它们签署的排他性协议违反了中国《反垄断法》，抬高了备件价格。

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In another positive sign for the U.S. auto industry, General Motors took the top spot in China sales in 2011, displacing Japanese automaker Toyota to take a dominating share of what the Detroit automaker called its biggest international market.

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The recovery in auto sales is one more sign the U.S. economy is picking up.

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If Apple retail-store employees get tired of working under the sign of the fruit, a whole bunch of them could have good careers in the auto industry.

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