The U.S. Commercial Service and the District Export Council of Southern California present "Discover Global Markets: Focus on Europe," June 3–4 at the Hyatt Regency in Los Angeles. Pre-registration is required.

The registration deadline for the ’15 Ford Mustang and F-150 Measuring Session in Michigan is Friday, May 16, 2014.

Here is a brief look at some of news and updates from around the specialty-equipment industry. Companies featured this week: Flex-a-lite, ACAT Global, Hammerking and more.

More than 600 companies specializing in high-performance products and innovations have selected their spots within the 2014 SEMA Show’s Racing & Performance section.

The Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon, Chevy City Express Cargo Measuring Session will be held June 18, 2014, at the Warren Technical Center in Warren, Michigan.

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill to permanently extend the research and development (R&D) credit. Several other bills to permanently extend tax credits that expired in 2013 are awaiting House consideration, including an extension of the $500,000 small-business expensing limit.

Legislation to annually designate the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the second weekend in July as "Louisiana Collector Car Appreciation" weekend was approved by the Louisiana Senate and now moves to Governor Bobby Jindal for his signature and enactment into law.

Hyundai will host the Sonata, Genesis, Veloster R-Spec, Elantra GT Measuring Session at its headquarters in Fountain Valley, California, May 21, 2014.