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Tuesday, 23 June 2020

BBC News

• The Dumfries and Galloway Council roads contract that lost £3mHow did a council maintenance deal which had previously delivered a surplus return a major deficit?
• Simister Island: M60 'anomaly' to be fixed by 'missing link'A £340m scheme to correct the only English motorway where drivers leave it to stay on it is revealed.
• Lawsuit alleges defeat devices in Nissan petrol carsNissan and Renault deny their vehicles are equipped with devices designed to cheat emissions tests
• Coronavirus: One in six UK car industry jobs could be lost, warns trade bodyThe industry's trade body says it needs help to restart production and prevent more redundancies.

Financial Times

• One in six UK auto jobs at risk once furlough ends, says trade bodySMMT also warns post-Brexit tariffs with EU will push car output to 1950s level

The Guardian

• Scrap Stonehenge road tunnel plans, say archaeologists after neolithic discoveryExclusive: Discovery of prehistoric structure is another reason to give up ‘disastrous white elephant’ schemeLeading archaeologists say a £1.6bn scheme to build a road tunnel through the historic Stonehenge landscape should be scrapped altogether after the sensational discovery nearby of the largest prehistoric structure ever found in Britain.Mike Parker Pearson, professor of British later prehistory at University College London, said: “This is just another reason to give up this disastrous white elephant of a scheme.â€� Continue reading...

Times Online

• Nissan accused of manipulating emissions tests for petrol cars [Subscription]Nissan has been accused of manipulating tests for 100,000 petrol cars in an escalation of the long-running emissions scandal. A law firm claims that the manufacturer may have fitted a form of “defeat device” — designed to cheat emissions tests — to a petrol version of the popular Qashqai.

Daily Express

• Elon Musk sets date for major Tesla 'Battery Day' announcementELON Musk has set a date for a meeting which is set to reveal significant advances in electric carmaker Tesla's battery technology.

Mail Online

• 250,000 killer cars remain on Australian roads three years after dad died due to deadly airbagHuy Neng Ngo, 58, died minutes after a relatively minor collision in Cabramatta on July 13, 2017 due to a faulty airbag in his Honda CRV.
• Thousands of Nissan cars could be fitted with emission-cheating devices, law firm claims Hundreds of thousands of Nissan cars could be fitted with emission-cheating devices, a law firm has claimed, and they may be breaching emissions limits by up to 15 times when driven.

This is Money

• UK motor industry calls for a government 'restart package'A report by the SMMT concluded that 'up to one in six jobs are at risk of redundancy' as 'the harsh reality of the Covid crisis for the UK's £18.6 billion automotive sector is laid bare.'

Birmingham Post

• Bentley Motors to make compulsory redundancies The company had hoped to achieve the 1,000 redundancies through a voluntary release programme
• Automotive industry calls for restart package amid warnings of huge job lossesThousands of jobs have already been cut as a result of coronavirus lockdowns and there are fears for workers currently on furlough

Bolton News

• VIDEO: New M60 loop road could slash Simister Island queues BLUEPRINTS for a new loop on the M60 could provide an answer to the missing link at Simister Island.
• Three points and £100 fines for parking fails call made MOTORISTS who park on a pavement should receive a fine, penalty points or even community service, according to a new study.

Bristol Live

• When 'vital' M5 roadworks will start and how traffic will be affectedThe works will take place around the junction 19 exit for Portishead

London Evening Standard

• Congestion charge hike begins as critics say it will 'hammer' LondonersThe congestion charge increased to £15 today and had its hours of operation extended as critics claimed the changes would
• UK car industry warns 1 in 6 jobs could be lost to coronavirus and BrexitThe UK car industry has called for a financial support package and warned that 1 in 6 jobs could be lost due to coronavirus.

The York Press

• Map of safety measures proposed for York's roads EVERY York resident, worker and visitor is being given their chance to say how they think the city’s roads can be made safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

Other Regional Press

• District council and MP lock horns as battle over free parking in Hitchin beginsBim Afolami MP has called on North Hertfordshire District Council to make their Hitchin car parks free, in an attempt to help bring the town centre “back to life”.
• Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco sell cheap petrol in Oxfordshire SUPERMARKETS and petrol stations have been slashing prices on fuel since lockdown started back in March – offering drivers cheaper prices at the pump.
• Road where biker was left critically injured is a 'racetrack', residents sayA 53-year-old biker is fighting for life after latest collision on stretch of highway where speed cameras are planned

Other News Sources

• Rapid EV charging points to be installed at 10 major UK shopping hubs Retail estate developer Brookhouse Group has opened rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging points at seven of its busiest retail parks and unveiled plans to install chargepoints at three more locations by the end of 2020.
• Tesla targets cobalt-free batteries in bid to minimise environmental impact Carmaker Tesla has unveiled an ambition to use cobalt-free batteries in all of its electric vehicles (EVs), in a drive to minimise the environmental and social impact of its supply chains and boost the longevity and recyclability of its technology.