At SEMA’s request, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently extended its “Parts in Progress” (PIP) program until September 30, 2011. she program was slated to conclude on June 30, 2011. The program was initiated in light of California's inclusion of light- and medium-duty diesel vehicles...

SEMA members are invited to attend several networking events, including a seminar on the UAE specialty-equipment market on June 8, and a SEMA-sponsored dinner with selected key accessories and performance distributors.

Legislation to provide that classic vehicles and classic rods would be exempted from emissions inspections if owners pay a one-time $6 fee and submit a certification that their vehicle will not be driven more than 5,000 miles per year was passed by the Senate Transportation Committee and will now be...

SEMA-supported legislation to provide for an expanded-use antique-vehicle registration class that would allow antique vehicles and replicas to be driven without limitation during the warmer part of the year (April 1 through October 31) was approved unanimously by the full Illinois Senate. The bill...

SEMA members are heading to Beijing, China, September 7–10, 2011, for the SEMA CIAPE China Business Development Conference to learn about the potential for their products in the vast Chinese market. Focus groups with local media, one-on-one meetings with buyers from all regions of China and other...

The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, which provides duty-free treatment to several thousand products imported into the United States from more than two-thirds of the world's countries expired at the end of last year.

Depending on your budget, there are many options when it comes to booth design at the 2011 SEMA Show, said Jeff Pressman, CEM, ConvExx president, in his “Best Practices in Booth Design” seminar at the recent SEMA Exhibitor Summit in Las Vegas.

With just over five months to go until Show time, already 190 exhibitors have registered for a booth at the 2011 SEMA Show’s Global Tire Expo—Powered by the Tire Industry Association (TIA), which was the total number of exhibitors registered for this section last year. The Expo serves as a focal...

The completely redesigned ’12 Honda Civic Si coupe and sedan were on display May 18 during SEMA’s measuring session at American Honda headquarters in Torrance, California, drawing a total of 36 specialty-parts suppliers.

Are you hunting for a new job? The “Positions Available” section in the SEMA Member Classifieds lists more than 50 job openings around the country. Here are some of the latest classifieds posted to the website.