

Progressive Insurance shows why it is the perfect partner to the Automotive X PRIZE. They are the 'catalyst for change' when they stepped up with the $10m prize purse.
| Auto supplier Blue Water Automotive may close down (Detroit News) MARYSVILLE -- Battered by rising oil prices and anxious creditors, Blue Water Automotive Systems Inc. says it could go under within 90 days. |
| Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to Announce Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results (The Auto Channel) TULSA, Okla., July 17 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. will announce second quarter 2008 financial results prior to market open on Tuesday, August 5, 2008. |
| GM Developing View-Enhancing Laser Windshield, Intends To Outspend Reds In Automotive Cold War [Gadgets] (Jalopnik) General Motors is building a prototype windshield capable of enhancing a driver's vision with lasers. No, this isn't the automotive equivalent of LASIK, but rather a system for identifying road... |
| Penske Automotive Group sets dividend of 9 cents (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Penske Automotive Group Inc. said its board declared a quarterly cash dividend of 9 cents. The auto retailer said the dividend is payable on Sept. 2 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 11. |
| Kongsberg Automotive receives EUR 100m in New Business Wins (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Kongsberg Automotive Interior Systems has so far this year won multiple new contracts with a lifetime value at approximately 100 million EURO, of which 73 million has been booked in the 2nd quarter. |
