Does Our Industry Have Five More Years? Recently I had the opportunity to address a large professional gathering of specialty-automotive business leaders. I began by reading a sobering editorial from an industry publication. It was titled, “Does Our Industry Have Just 5 Yrs. Left?” Its author opened...
By Drew Hardin Photography Courtesy Petersen Publishing Company Archive On February 9, 1964, the Beatles made their first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” a performance that kicked off not just Beatlemania in the United States but what was then called the British Invasion. Suddenly, shaggy...
STATE UPDATE Alaska—Internal Combustion Engine: Alaska has introduced SEMA-supported legislation to protect consumers’ choice of vehicle powerplants and fuel by preventing a state agency, county or city from limiting access to certain power sources. Under current law, new gas- and diesel-powered...
Second Garage as an Independent Facility for Emissions Testing Is Another Significant Achievement for the Aftermarket By Michael Imlay SEMA Garage Detroit has received confirmation from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) that the new location is properly equipped for automotive exhaust...
Karen Bailey-Chapman, SEMA’s Senior Vice President of Public and Government Affairs, participated in a fence-building project with Treadlightly! at Easter Jeep Safari, demonstrating how public-private partnerships can forge positive solutions to keep public lands open.