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Auto sales fall across industry in July (AP via Yahoo! News) - Auto sales took a dive across the industry in July thanks to high gas prices and reluctant consumers, with General Motors reporting a 22.3 percent decline and Ford sales down 19.1 percent, automakers said Wednesday.

U.S. biotech industry awaits Europe approval speedup (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The U.S. biotechnology industry is awaiting this fall's deadline for Europe to speed up its approval of new biotech food and crops -- a process Washington has long complained is woefully slow -- in the hope of increased access to a major market.

Notebook computer industry faces parts shortages (Macworld.com via Yahoo! News) - Hot demand and a massive battery recall are causing shortages of key components for the notebook computer industry, analysts and companies say.

Ford, Chrysler sales down in tough month for U.S. industry (Chicago Tribune) - Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales plunged 19.1 percent in July from a year earlier, the company said Wednesday, as high gas prices and reluctant consumers made it a challenging month for the industry.

Electricity industry needs revamp, says Horizon (The New Zealand Herald) - The environment for change in the electricity industry is "very strong", Horizon Energy chairman Colin Holmes told the Whakatane-based listed company's annual meeting.

Dairy industry's bright spark (Stuff) - Steve Corkill is one of those rare people with the ability to turn an idea into an opportunity - and the New Zealand dairy industry is a better place because of that uncanny knack.

Educators Share Research With Industry (Scoop.co.nz) - Change in the fashion industry – including the increasing number of niche designer labels – will be studied at the industry’s annual tertiary education conference, in Wellington next week.

Mindanao shipping industry bats for creation of hub ports (Mindanao Times) - THE stakeholders of the Mindanao Shipping Industry are moving for the creation of “hub ports” in the island in order to concentrate infrastructure development and cargo handling services.

PCP to introduce modified industry-oriented syllabus for M Pharm (PharmaBiz) - The Poona College of Pharmacy, a constituent college of Bharathi Vidyapeeth University, Pune, will implement a revised and modified industry-oriented syllabus for the M Pharm course from this academic year.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest) - The rapid expansion of the ethanol industry has greatly increased the volume of distiller’s grains available for livestock feed. Nutritionists with Pioneer Hi-Bred suggest feeding distiller’s grains for high protein and fat values, but keeping a close eye on sulfur and phosphorous content in grain.