Mahle’s closing moves 200 auto jobs out of St. Louis

www.bizjournals.com | Sep 22, 2008

The St. Louis area will lose about 200 auto industry jobs, many of them to a Michigan town, following Mahle Engine Components USA Inc.’s decision to shutter its plant in west St. Louis County.

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2008/09/22/story14.html?ana=from_rss

GM Volt Photos Are Leaked

feeds.wsjonline.com | Sep 8, 2008

General Motors is investigating the release of photos showing its highly anticipated battery-powered car, the Chevrolet Volt, which has been closely watched by the auto industry.<img

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Which Hybrids Still Qualify for Juicy Tax Break? (The Tax Guy)

feeds.smartmoney.com | Sep 3, 2008

Here's a list of which vehicles still qualify for the juicy tax credit of up to $3,000.

http://feeds.smartmoney.com/~r/smartmoney/headlines/~3/382516868/index.cfm

Hydrogen Engine Center Announces Equity Commitment of up to $4 Million (Business Wire)

biz.yahoo.com | Apr 24, 2008

Hydrogen Engine Center Announces Equity Commitment of up to $4 Million. - ALGONA, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc. (OTC BB: HYEG - News), a developer and manufacturer of alternative - clean fuel internal combustion engines, engine controls and power generator systems, today

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080424/20080424006121.html?.v=1

* OPEC President: Stronger Dollar Seen Weakening Oil Price - Zibb.com

www.zibb.com

Aug 27, 2008 ...for internal combustion engines. “We have to realize that the palm oil price is also dependent on the drop in the mineral oil price,” Malaysian Plantations Minister Peter Chin tells the AFP new service on the sidelines of a palm oil seminar...

http://www.zibb.com/article/3926708/OPEC+President+Stronger+Dollar+Seen+Weakening+Oil+Price

Farmers Advance - www.farmersadvance.com - covering Michigan, Ohio and Indiana

EAST LANSING, MI -- The 2007 Michigan Ag Expo, July 17-19 at Michigan State University (MSU), has added an event sure to lure adventurers of all ages. The first Ag Expo wetland tours will take place daily at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

http://www.farmersadvance.com/

Iskra Case Study

The group includes subsidiary and associated production companies, subsidiary trading companies operating within its own sales network. The total number of employees in the entire group in Slovenia and abroad is over 2160.

http://www.dip.co.uk/casestudies/iskra.aspx

Commodities Now - ExxonMobil Chairman Calls for Renewed Commitment to Energy Internationalism

Exxon Mobil Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive, Rex Tillerson, today called for a renewed commitment by energy producing and consuming nations to open markets and international trade as the means to meet pressing global energy challenges.

http://www.commodities-now.com/content/market-news/archive-2007/market-news-20071112161111.php?PHPSESSID=871dd18c886660a492408f7b9c04d7de