Last year, SEMA created the Gen-3 Innovator Award to recognize the top young individual from the specialty-equipment industry who is making breakthroughs in the areas of new products, new approaches to business or setting new trends.

Reporters, editors and freelance journalists: Conduct private interviews with leading manufacturers during the 2014 MPMC Media Trade Conference. Registration is now open and available. The 2014 event takes place January 21-23, at the Embassy Suites Orange County Airport North in Santa Ana...

LANGDON AND J. FORCE LOOK TO HIT THE JACKPOT IN THE NITRO CLASSES AT THE NHRA TOYOTA NATIONALS: Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel) and John Force (Funny Car) race in to the NHRA Toyota Nationals atop the points in their respecitve categories and will aim to strike it rich at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor...

Team Falken Takes First in GT at ALMS Season-Ender—The 16th Annual Petit Le Mans Team Falken took first place in the GT class in the ALMS season-ending Petit Le Mans. Falken’s Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, prepared by team manager Derrick Walker, was driven by Porsche Works and Falken team driver Wolf...

Visit the Velocity Studio (Booth #35001, Upper South Hall) and watch as the high-performance block hit series "Car Fix" and “All Girls Garage” combine their talents, while shooting a one-hour special during the 2013 SEMA Show.

Here is a brief look at some of news and updates from around the specialty-equipment industry. Companies featured this week: ACAT Global, Emico Technologies, Odyssey Battery, CCL, Avery Dennison, Axalta and more.

NHRA Funny Car icon John Force—the 15-time NHRA world champion and a winner of an NHRA-record 137 national events—will be a special guest at the 2013 NHRA Breakfast at the 2013 SEMA Show.

The shooters at KGP Photography caught a GM test group running Camaro Z/28 prototypes against the Mustang Boss 302. This is the same day that Chevy released a video showing the two cars being tested side-by-side at GM's MRC road course, proving that the video is more than a PR stunt.

Join Chris Jacobs from "Overhaulin'" for a live roundtable discussion with Velocity show hosts, and get an exclusive sneak preview of their upcoming season.

The 2013 SEMA Show Educational Program includes a special, one-day conference dedicated to helping auto-related businesses succeed in social media and online marketing. Taking place Monday, November 4, 2013, (the day before the official opening of the SEMA Show), the Online Marketing Conference (OMC...