The Exhibitor Manual for the 2013 SEMA Show is now available online at www.SEMAShow.com/esm.

For a third straight year, the American automotive industry has posted impressive sales gains, with the truck category leading the way.

For one week each year, the SEMA Show gathers the largest collection of outfitted, upgraded dirt shredders, people haulers and street machines that exist with the specialty-equipment industry.

VANDERGRIFF LOOKS TO KEEP MOMENTUM ROLLING AT HOME EVENT: Bob Vandergriff and his C&J Energy Top Fuel dragster team enter the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals on a hot streak after Vandergriff won the most recent event in Houston. Vandergriff continued his tradition of jogging from...

SEMA members are increasingly finding overseas markets and growing their exports, at least in part by taking advantage of resources and opportunities available through the Association.

SEMA Show exhibitors are making their marks, as they begin selecting the location for their booths during the Priority Booth Selection Process. The two-week process runs May 2–15, 2013.

Election materials for the (2013–2016) SEMA Board of Directors election have been mailed to the primary contacts at all eligible SEMA-member companies. The voting period is May 15–June 11, 2013. Votes must be cast by each company's designated primary contact.

Here is a brief look at some of news and updates from around the specialty-equipment industry. Companies featured this week: Power Automedia, Strategic Marketing Services, Sonoma Raceway, Roush Yates and more.

Toyota staged the world debut of the redesigned ’14 4Runner mid-size SUV, Saturday, April 27, at the 2013 Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, California, near Palm Springs. The Toyota 4Runner, now in its fifth generation, has been in the Toyota SUV lineup for nearly three decades and is one of the...