SEMA and the specialty-equipment market community send wishes for a speedy recovery to Linda Vaughn, best known as the iconic Miss Hurst Golden Shifter. Vaughn underwent heart surgery April 28 to clear out blockage in her arteries.

Timothy M. White was hired as director of engineering for the NHRA's recently established technical department in Indianapolis. White will serve as NHRA's technical expert for all racing electronics. Most recently, he was the lead engineer for Cummins Emissions Solutions Inc. and, prior to that...

Bill Stroppe’s involvement with racing runs so deep that it would probably be easier to list the types of racing he didn’t participate in than those he did. On-road, off-road, even in the water, the vehicles that Stroppe and his crew built were fast, competitive and usually groundbreaking in their...

With the rollout of Facebook’s new makeover this spring now a fait accompli, many web marketers rejoice that some of the service’s new features will make it much easier for them to do business on the social network. This is true both from a creative standpoint and from a business analytics...

Nineteen industry professionals are vying for a position on the 2011–2013 SEMA Board of Directors. The voting process, which is entirely electronic this year, will be ongoing until voting closes June 14.

Make plans to take the tape to the 2012 Fiat 500 Coupe and Cabriolet during the SEMA Measuring Session on Tuesday, May 24. Marking Fiat's return to the United States in more than 28 years, the 500 subcompact has a combined city/highway gas mileage of 33mpg. In terms of size, according to the...

Back in early March, during an interview about the Chevy Volt powertrain, a GM engineer let slip that work was under way on a plug-in version of the Cadillac SRX. While a spokesman for GM was quick to deny that such a program existed, the shooters at Brenda Priddy & Co. provide proof of the plug-in...

Now more than ever, online video content is becoming a key element to every company’s marketing and communications strategy. YouTube alone gets more than 2 billion views a day. Whether your goal is to educate, entertain or market, video has growing implications for every company. But are you...

Legislation to extend the emissions inspection waiver for new vehicles has been approved by the Nevada Senate Natural Resources Committee. Under the bill, new cars will be exempt for the first three years after their initial registration. The bill also changes the state’s emissions inspection...