Here is a brief look at some of news and updates from around the specialty-equipment industry. Companies featured this week: Yokohama, Goolsby Customs, ESAB, CTEK and more.

Once again, the annual SEMA Cruise was a crowd favorite, helping exhibitors, builders, Vegas locals and enthusiasts get one last look at the vehicles that dominated the 2013 SEMA Show. The SEMA Cruise is the only part of the Show that is open to consumers.

This year’s Toyota Dream Build Challenge invited a diverse group of Team Toyota athletes along with their big-time partners to modify vehicles, letting fans participate in the process and vote for their favorites online at www.ToyotaDreamBuild.com.

Scion, in partnership with Super Street magazine announced its ninth annual three Scion Tuner Challenge finalists, each of whom revealed their modified tC vehicles on the opening day of the 2013 SEMA Show.

Custom vehicle builder Ringbrothers has debuted a new take on the Pantera designed in collaboration with Nike’s innovation skunk works team.

MagnaFlow is partnering with Arlen Ness Motorcycles to manufacture and sell a complete line of co-branded exhaust products.