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Jun 29, 2020 Official
Japan automakers' May global sales drop 38% as lockdowns weigh

And they've cut production by 62%

Japanese automakers' global sales declined 38% in May, in the third straight month of big falls as most automotive factories and dealerships remained closed due to coronavirus lockdowns. The country's seven major automakers sold a total of 1.47 million vehicles last month, down sharply from 2.38 million units a year ago, according to Reuters calculations based on sales data released by these companies. Global production at these automakers fell 62% to 918,974 units in May, compared to a produc

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Jun 29, 2020 Motorsports
Mercedes F1 team to field black cars, not silver, to mark Black Lives Matter

'We wish to use our voice and our global platform to speak up for respect and equality'

Formula One starts its season in Austria this week, nearly four months later than planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic and against a very different backdrop even if Lewis Hamilton's targets remain the same. The six times world champion can equal Ferrari great Michael Schumacher's record seven while his Mercedes team are bidding for an unprecedented seventh successive drivers' and constructors' title double. "We are preparing the best way we can for what is going to be the most difficult season

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