LONDON-A parliamentary committee is warning British automakers that they need to bolster research and development spending if they want to remain competitive. MORE

SANTA CLARA, CA-Intel Corp. has begun work on a new $1 billion chip plant, with plans to begin production in mid-2009. MORE

WASHINGTON-Work and the workplace have gone through enormous changes between the mid-19th century, when 60 percent of Americans made their living as farmers, and the late 20th century. A new traveling exhibition, “The Way We Worked,” features 86 photographs from the National Archives focusing on the history of work in America and documenting work clothing, locales, conditions and conflicts.

BEIJING-China-based Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. says it hope to double domestic production by 2008 to 600,000 as well as establish assembly plants in Europe, America and Africa. MORE

RENTON, WA-Truck builder PACCAR Inc. is cutting back on production in response to weak demand. MORE

DETROIT-Although they have long had their eye on Japanese automakers in the United States, the UAW and other unions have met with little success. MORE

SANTA CLARA, CA-Intel Corp. will build a 300-millimeter wafer fabrication factory in Dalian, China, the company’s first wafer facility in Asia.

ESPOO, Finland-Mobile phone maker Nokia plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Cluj, Romania, to tap into growing demand for mobile devices in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

TAEJON, South Korea-Engineers at the Humanoid Robot Research Center built a prototype HUBO-FX1, a “robotic chair” that is equipped with a pair of an capable of carrying a person or a load of more than 200 pounds.

ST. LOUIS-Chrysler group intends to eliminate even more jobs than announced just a few weeks ago. DETAILS