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Friday, 27 March 2015

Financial Times

• Black cab makers hail next generationNew taxi will be electric, made of aluminium and built in Coventry

The Guardian

• Taxis! Black cabs jobs boost for CoventryAround 1,000 extra jobs planned at new London Taxi Company factory as Chinese owner embarks on ambitious plan to export new low-emission cabsUp to a thousand new jobs are planned at a new black cab plant in Coventry following a £250m investment by the London Taxi Company’s Chinese owner, Geely.It will be home to the company’s research, development and assembly operations, including the development of electric and ultra-low emission black cabs. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• Lincolnshire has the most dangerous roads in BritainPeople living in rural communities are the most likely to be 'killed or seriously injured' on the roads, according to findings published today

Birmingham Mail

• Taxi app Uber launches new 6-8 seater fleet in Birmingham Controversial cab company's Uber XL targets students and holidaymakers five weeks after initial launch

Birmingham Post

• Revealed: How Jaguar Land Rover now supports more than 250,000 UK workers New data shows Jaguar Land Rover now employs 34,000 people in the UK – up by 18,000 in the past four years

London Evening Standard

• London black taxis to go electric as Chinese firm invests £250 million into 'next generation' of iconic taxi London's roads will soon carry a new fleet of electric-powered black taxis with ultra low emissions, after a Chinese motoring giant invested £250 million into a new manufacturing plant.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Transport Secretary sees problems with A12 through four villages at first handTransport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin got a first-hand look at the problems facing villagers on the A12 in Suffolk as he travelled from Ipswich to Lowestoft.