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Friday, 21 April 2017

BBC News

• Can China's electric cars kill off petrol?How are three big carmakers going about cracking China, the world's biggest car market?
• GM says Venezuelan car plant is seized by governmentThe US car giant says it will 'take all legal actions' to defend its interests.
• BMW profits boosted by Intel map investmentThe German car giant says the value of its stake in the Here map service rises by 183m euros.
• Tesla recalls 53,000 cars over brake issueSome Model X and Model S vehicles are affected, but there have been no reports of accidents.
• Car insurance premiums jumped by 8% in past yearThe average UK car insurance premium rose by 8% in the past year to £462, the ABI says.

Financial Times

• Uber faces paying £2.1m to operate in LondonTransport for London plans to raise operating licence fee from current level of £2,826

Times Online

• Private parking firms pursue one million more motorists [subscription]The number of motorists hit with “extortionate” penalties of up to £100 by private parking firms has soared by more than a million in 12 months, causing renewed anger over the government’s failure to crack down on cowboy operators.

Mail Online

• 'Bully boy' parking firms buy car details from DVLA Motoring group RAC estimates that almost £500million in penalties may have been issued by parking companies in 2016/17 after obtaining motorists' records from the DVLA.

London Evening Standard

• Uber may face £2.1m minicab licence feeUber could pay up to £2.1 million for a five-year licence under proposed changes to minicab fees announced by Transport for London today.