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A mechanic carries automobile tires at a Kwik-Fit Group Ltd. garage in London, U.K., on Thursday, March 3, 2011. Itochu Corp., a Japanese trading company, agreed to buy the U.K.'s Kwik-Fit Group Ltd. from France's PAI Partners for 637 million pounds ($1.04 billion), adding to its auto tire business as car sales grow in Europe. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A mechanic carries automobile tires at a Kwik-Fit Group Ltd. garage in London, U.K., on Thursday, March 3, 2011. Itochu Corp., a Japanese trading company, agreed to buy the U.K.'s Kwik-Fit Group Ltd. from France's PAI Partners for 637 million pounds ($1.04 billion), adding to its auto tire business as car sales grow in Europe. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images