Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: QTWW) operates as a fully integrated alternative energy company engaged in the development and production of advanced propulsion systems, energy storage technologies and alternative fuel vehicles.

California-based company Quantum Fuel Systems Worldwide, Inc. released their numbers on September 10th and showed that the company is making strides in the business world. The revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 was $3.7 million compared to $3.5 million in the first quarter of 2008, an increase of 6%.

China Automotive Systems, Inc. (CAAS), a manufacturer of power steering components, oil pumps and sensors in China, announced second quarter financial results this morning. Revenues rose to $46.5 million, an increase of 28.1% year over year and 12.2% sequentially.

Pro Motors is an auto auctioneer with a complete dealership in Southern California. Vehicles can be purchased directly off the lot, or by using the company’s auction website to place bids nationwide, 24 hours a day. Cars purchased from Pro Motors are generally priced at or below $10,000, and come with five-year/100,000 mile warranties.

A profit in Detroit's auto industry, had it been an animal, would by now have been enrolled into the EPA's endangered species protection program. So its only natural that the Ford Motor Co's quarterly $100 million profit raises more than a few questions about the long term prospects for, and direction of, Detroit in general and Ford in particular.