GLG News by Platinum Metals Group Experts

California seeks to force even the smallest truck fleets to invest in expensive upgrades to reduce diesel emissions.  These costs will be passed on as higher freight charges and ultimately as more expensive consumer goods.  Some fleets may not be able to bear the financial burden of the up-front...

The American owned and operated OEM automotive industry was only profitable when it had both a monopoly and credit was cheap. This situation can never again occur, because the OEM American owned and operated car industry's domestic market share is already below 50% and is  still rapidly decreasing...

Is the American Government smart enough to see that the average American has already written off General motors, Ford, and Chrysler? The proposed bailout of any of these mismanaged train wrecks is nothing of the sort; it would be rather a stimulant to a dying industry intended to get an unrepresentative...

With financial markets imploding and directors managing both financial institutions and the company they invest in, CFO's professional independence may constitute the last line of defense against self interest and greed.  Here is why.

For reasons of economics, safety, reliability, and longevity we can now say bye-bye to the lithium-ion battery for mass production.   The automotive press, taking its leads from a technologically ignorant automotive industry  assumed that there would be a progressive advance going...

Wal-Mart's early sale tactics could mean big loses for competitors, here is why.

Tiffany has defied current trends for luxury retailers, but the forces of weakening global economy and a deteriorating US market maybe catching up with the venerable Fifth Avenue retailer.  Here's why

BMW says it will soon lease 500 Mini-E, electric cars, possibly before the end of 2009, for a North American beta test. This is not a test of a practical model of the Mini Cooper, because the vehicle is just a 35 Kwh battery mated to a 150 H.P. low torque electric motor and this "power train'...

If a smart Texas teenager can assemble an electric car with a 40 mile range for under $10,000 cannot a larger corporation build a car with the same performance for use by High School and College students to go back and among school, home, and the job they'll need to pay for it? Why not build these just...

Environmental legislation requires an economic impact analysis to ensure continued viability of commerce.   California's Clean Truck Program for port operations has withstood such challenges but is now faced with litigation claiming it unlawfully regulates the trucking industry.