Your website is the face of your company for millions of Internet users, so design and functionality can make or break your web enterprise. A knowledgeable web designer can help lead customers to your site and make it easy for them to find your products. Learn how to choose the ideal team by tuning in to SEMA’s exclusive new webinar: “How to Select and Prepare for a Web Designer.”

On Thursday, June 3, at  10:00 a.m. (PDT) industry expert Luanne Brown will provide a roadmap that can guide you to the right designer through understanding the products and services available. The session will focus on selecting the right team to help build the ultimate website program for your company, emphasizing experience, budget and expertise in using aftermarket-critical ACES and PIES data.

Luanne Brown is president and CEO of eTool Developers, an Internet marketing company that provides website development, eCommerce and learning-centered online tools to the automotive aftermarket. Brown is a member of the SEMA Board of Directors and is an active member of the Truck and Off-Road Alliance, the Performance Warehouse Association and the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association. She was honored with the 2007 Athena Award from the SEMA Businesswomen’s Network.

Participate live or download the webinar when it’s convenient. Simply visit www.SEMA.org/events/webinars to register and take advantage of this informative session. It’s free to SEMA members and only $29 for non-members.

Mercedes-Benz is hard at work on its next-generation SLK, shot here without much camouflage by Brenda Priddy's spy photographers. Priddy notes the new more upright and squared front grille, similar to the new SLS "gullwing" model. Daytime driving lamps, new door handles and the bigger mirrors “standing” on the door, rather than being mounted in front of the side window, will be featured as well. The folding metal roof will also be standard.

Power will come from naturally aspirated and turbochraged V6 engines, and a diesel unit is possible, Priddy says. A 3.5L V6 twin turbo making 470-hp version could also make its way into an AMG version.

Photos copyright Brenda Priddy & Company. Reuse or reproduction without copyright holder's consent is prohibited.

Mercedes-Benz is hard at work on its next-generation SLK, shot here without much camouflage by Brenda Priddy's spy photographers. Priddy notes the new more upright and squared front grille, similar to the new SLS "gullwing" model. Daytime driving lamps, new door handles and the bigger mirrors “standing” on the door, rather than being mounted in front of the side window, will be featured as well. The folding metal roof will also be standard.

Power will come from naturally aspirated and turbochraged V6 engines, and a diesel unit is possible, Priddy says. A 3.5L V6 twin turbo making 470-hp version could also make its way into an AMG version.

Photos copyright Brenda Priddy & Company. Reuse or reproduction without copyright holder's consent is prohibited.

Working with the SEMA Action Network (SAN), SEMA convinced Kansas legislators to delete provisions from a revenue bill that increased the fees on antiques, street rods and special-interest vehicles. The language sought to raise the registration fees on these vehicles, including a $10 increase on January 1, 2013, and another $10 increase on January 1, 2014.

After alerting SAN members in the state of the impending fee increases, hobbyists responded in full force with e-mails and phone calls to their state representatives. The response facilitated the removal of the fee increases for both antiques and special-interest vehicles/street rods (which are treated as one category under Kansas law).

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

Working with the SEMA Action Network (SAN), SEMA convinced Kansas legislators to delete provisions from a revenue bill that increased the fees on antiques, street rods and special-interest vehicles. The language sought to raise the registration fees on these vehicles, including a $10 increase on January 1, 2013, and another $10 increase on January 1, 2014.

After alerting SAN members in the state of the impending fee increases, hobbyists responded in full force with e-mails and phone calls to their state representatives. The response facilitated the removal of the fee increases for both antiques and special-interest vehicles/street rods (which are treated as one category under Kansas law).

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

Working with the SEMA Action Network (SAN), SEMA convinced Kansas legislators to delete provisions from a revenue bill that increased the fees on antiques, street rods and special-interest vehicles. The language sought to raise the registration fees on these vehicles, including a $10 increase on January 1, 2013, and another $10 increase on January 1, 2014.

After alerting SAN members in the state of the impending fee increases, hobbyists responded in full force with e-mails and phone calls to their state representatives. The response facilitated the removal of the fee increases for both antiques and special-interest vehicles/street rods (which are treated as one category under Kansas law).

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

Working with the SEMA Action Network (SAN), SEMA convinced Kansas legislators to delete provisions from a revenue bill that increased the fees on antiques, street rods and special-interest vehicles. The language sought to raise the registration fees on these vehicles, including a $10 increase on January 1, 2013, and another $10 increase on January 1, 2014.

After alerting SAN members in the state of the impending fee increases, hobbyists responded in full force with e-mails and phone calls to their state representatives. The response facilitated the removal of the fee increases for both antiques and special-interest vehicles/street rods (which are treated as one category under Kansas law).

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

Working with the SEMA Action Network (SAN), SEMA convinced Kansas legislators to delete provisions from a revenue bill that increased the fees on antiques, street rods and special-interest vehicles. The language sought to raise the registration fees on these vehicles, including a $10 increase on January 1, 2013, and another $10 increase on January 1, 2014.

After alerting SAN members in the state of the impending fee increases, hobbyists responded in full force with e-mails and phone calls to their state representatives. The response facilitated the removal of the fee increases for both antiques and special-interest vehicles/street rods (which are treated as one category under Kansas law).

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

Working with the SEMA Action Network (SAN), SEMA convinced Kansas legislators to delete provisions from a revenue bill that increased the fees on antiques, street rods and special-interest vehicles. The language sought to raise the registration fees on these vehicles, including a $10 increase on January 1, 2013, and another $10 increase on January 1, 2014.

After alerting SAN members in the state of the impending fee increases, hobbyists responded in full force with e-mails and phone calls to their state representatives. The response facilitated the removal of the fee increases for both antiques and special-interest vehicles/street rods (which are treated as one category under Kansas law).

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

SEMA-supported legislation to provide an exemption to automotive hobbyists from the restrictions on salvage yards was signed into law by Vermont  Governor Jim Douglas. The new law increases the regulation of salvage yards and automobile graveyards in the state, but includes a provision stipulating that hobbyists are not to be confused with the owners of automobile graveyards.

The law defines an “automobile hobbyist” as a person not primarily engaged in the sale of vehicles and parts or dismantling junk vehicles. Further, the definition of “automobile graveyard” does not include an area used by an automobile hobbyist for storage and restoration purposes, provided their activities comply with federal, state and municipal law. 

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.