Dates and locations for several upcoming SEMA-sponsored shows, webinars and activities have been announced.

The SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) has announced completion of its beta phase and has now gone into production mode with the newly developed Product Information Management System (PIMS).

The 2013 season of the Nitto Tires United States Touring Car Championship (USTCC) will kick off April 13, at Northern California’s Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, California. Round two will be in June at Utah’s Miller Motorsports Park, where the USTCC teams will race at the same weekend with the...

For the second consecutive year, SEMA News is looking to highlight top-tier talent in the automotive aftermarket industry who are under the age of 35.

The SEMA Hall of Fame website (www.semahof.com) has undergone a makeover over the past several months and is now live and ready for visitors.

Here is a brief look at some of news and updates from around the specialty-equipment industry. Companies featured this week: Royal Purple, National Performance Warehouse, AMP Research, Motorz, Racepak, Mickey Thompson and more.

A SEMA-supported bill (HR 1462) has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to reform the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The current RFS mandates that an increasing amount of ethanol or other biofuels be blended into gasoline each year—levels that are now becoming unattainable in a free...

In cooperation with Wisconsin's collector vehicle community, legislation has been introduced in the Wisconsin Senate to allow minor modifications to collector vehicles, exempt former military vehicles, historic military vehicles and collector vehicles from importer certification label requirements...

Legislation has been introduced in North Carolina to impose a fine on any person who equips a car with headlamps that “change the original design.” The SEMA-opposed bill conflicts with the Federal “National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.”

SEMA is opposing two pieces of Idaho legislation to increase annual registration fees for motor vehicles having a gross weight of 8,000 lbs. or less. The fee increase would vary depending on the age of the vehicle. The SEMA Action Network (SAN)-opposed legislation that would have increased annual...