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DETROIT-The world's biggest wind-turbine makers say they are continuing to develop their U.S. supply chains in spite of the current recession. MORE

LANSING, MI-State lawmakers plan to add $200 million in tax inducements to draw advanced battery technology firms to Michigan. MORE

DETROIT-General Motors says its struggling European operations will run out of money to operate in the second quarter of this year unless governments across Europe provide aid. MORE

TOKYO-As it fights its way through ongoing downturn, Toyota Motor Corp. wants to boost market share in Europe from 5.3 percent to 6 percent. MORE

WASHINGTON-Consumer spending rose O.6 percent in January for the first time in seven months as Americans took advantage of post-holiday discounts. MORE

DEARBORN, MI-A second United Auto Workers local representing Ford Motor Co. employees has approved amendments to their national labor contract that the automaker says will save the company billions of dollars. MORE

SANTA CLARA, CA-Intel Corp. says the ongoing economic slump will not delay the opening of a new $1 billion factory in Ho Chi Minh City. MORE

KANSAS CITY, MI-Bryan Hansel, CEO of Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corp., confirmed that the company is considering building a new electric van and truck plant in Missouri. MORE

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia-A Cambodian company is investing $ 60 million to assemble cars for South Korean automobile maker Hyundai. MORE

CLEVELAND, TN-Germany’s Wacker Chemie AG plans to invest $1 billion in a facility to make components for solar panels that will eventually employ about 500 people. MORE