Featuring a cocktail reception, the SEMA Pinewood Drag Races and dinner, SEMA’s annual Installation Gala provides guests the chance to connect with friends and colleagues, as well as SEMA Board members and the SEMA Hall of Fame’s newest inductees.

Posting a press release in the Online Media Center, distributing press kits onsite and participating in social media are simple actions that can yield great results.

Hotel rooms for the 2015 SEMA Show are filling up quickly, so be sure to consider the following questions before you book.

Thirty-nine teams have qualified for the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge playoffs at the 2015 SEMA Show, November 3–6, in Las Vegas, and 2015 PRI Show, December 10–12, in Indianapolis.

Here is a brief look at some of the news and updates from around the specialty-equipment industry.

As part of the 2015 SEMA China Business Development Tour, to be held September 16–20, in Shanghai, exhibitors at the sold-out China Auto Salon (CAS) will have the opportunity to meet with pre-vetted distributors and retailers from throughout China.

SEMA Member News recently interviewed Ian Lehn, winner of the 2014 SEMA Launch Pad Competition, to learn about the entire experience and the benefits of program.

More than 100 SEMA members and non-members attended the June 4 Town Hall Meeting at Turn 14 Distribution Inc. in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania.

The election results are in for SEMA’s council and network Select Committees, and each group will welcome back seasoned incumbents, along with fresh ideas from new faces.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reviewed its rules, guides and interpretations under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act—the law governing warranties issued for consumer products, including automobiles and auto parts.