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Friday, 12 June 2020

BBC News

• Electric cars: St Athan site 'preferred' for 'gigafactory'A start-up company says it will produce its electric car batteries in either St Athan or Coventry.
• Coronavirus: Is cross-border traffic a significant risk?Figures from Transport Scotland indicate more vehicles on the road and where they are travelling.

Birmingham Post

• Nissan cuts almost 250 jobs as fall in demand hits Sunderland plantAutomotive giant has moved not to renew 248 temporary contracts in response to falling demand for new cars

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Full list of North Wales roads to benefit from £16.9m government repair grantsSome of the work will include repairing damage caused by storms

Manchester Evening News

• All the car park parking rules across Greater ManchesterHere's a breakdown of all of the plans for Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Fears that £4.8m losses could endanger Tyne Tunnel upgradeWhile local transport leaders say the Tyne Tunnel is in a better position to recover from the pandemic than public transport is, there are concerns that the Tyne Pass project could be hit

Other Regional Press

• Watford has one of highest percentages of electric vehicles in UK Research has shown Watford has one of the highest percentage of electric vehicles on its roads.

EIN News Subscription

• Warning over unsafe cars on the road due to MOT exemption One in seven (14%) drivers plan to make full use of the six-month MOT extension, a new survey suggests. A poll by RAC Approved Garages indicated that more than three times as many motorists (44%) plan on getting their car checked as normal despite the …