Wales Future Generations Commissioner Sophie Howe has questioned spending £1.4 Billion on the planned M4 relief road around Newport, including a new bridge over the Usk, remodelling the docks and building on grazing land.
It will not cut congestion and is a “20th Century solution to a 21st Century problem”, said Ms Howe and suggested money would be better spent on rail and bus links, cycle routes and the final phase of the South Wales Metro rail line.
Nissan is pulling out of the compact car sector on the continent, reports Automotive News Europe.
Its Pulsar ended production in June and the Almera comes off line later this year, as Nissan concentrates on its SUV models including the Qashqai and Juke made in Sunderland.