Three weeks before the start of the 2013 SEMA Show, 594 leading companies have entered more than 1,971 products into the New Products Showcase. The pace is well ahead of the prior year and is trending to set a record for participation.

Jeb Greenstone, president, designer and lead fabricator of Cutworm Specialties—a custom hot-rod builder based in Hayesville, North Carolina, has won UPS’ “Ride Your Hauler to SEMA” contest. Greenstone’s winning entry is a “Dually Hauler” built by him and Shawn Davis for Joe Kral of Columbia Heights...

Exhibitors of the 2013 SEMA Show have posted more than 200 press releases at www.semashow.com/press.

The deadline to submit an additional product for the SEMA Show New Products Showcase for the advance rate of $75 is tomorrow, October 11. As always, the first product entry submitted for the showcase is free, however, after the deadline, the fee for each additional product entry is $150.

The shooters at KGP Photography have some new shots of an updated ’15 Ford Expedition EL prototype running on the streets of Dearborn.

One of the newest benefits available to SEMA manufacturing members is the SEMA Garage-Industry Innovations Center located adjacent to the SEMA headquarters in Diamond Bar, California. The garage is designed as a resource to help members shorten the process of getting products from the drawing board...

John Menzler passed away October 3, 2013, after battling cancer.

LANGDON, J. FORCE, COUGHLIN, SMITH SECURE WINS AT AUTO-PLUS NHRA NATIONALS: Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), John Force (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) took home wins at the recently completed Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. For Langdon, this was...

Legislation that would require headlights on motor vehicles to display a “white light” without defining the term has been introduced in the Ohio State Senate. The bill has been referred to the Senate Transportation Committee for consideration.

SEMA members have a unique opportunity to schedule a free one-on-one meeting with an intellectual property rights or customs attorney. Private meetings are available in 15-minute segments. Members can sign up for two segments each with any of the experts.