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Toyota Motor Corp. announced that its global manufacturing achieved a record in November, thanks in part to solid customer demand, but it warned of an uncertain outlook due to a chronic semiconductor shortage and an increase in Covid cases in China.

If anyone says to you that they accurately predicted the dominant Mercedes AMG F1 team being winless after the first three races of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season, then call their bluff. No one could have ever predicted that after the way the team has dominated F1 since 2014 and the form they showed in pre-season testing.

In another push to reduce alarming levels of air pollution, China has banned the sales and production of 553 passenger vehicle models. The ban has been implemented from January 1, 2018.

The world’s largest automotive market may announce a ban on conventional petrol and diesel powered vehicles in the coming decades.