Excitement within the collision-repair industry continues to grow as the 2010 SEMA Show approaches, and with it the debut of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ (SCRS) Repairer Driven Education (RDE).

The exhibitor generating the most qualified leads at the 2010 SEMA Show using the Exhibitor Invites system wins $25,000 worth of on-site Show signage.

The Acura TL, controversially redesigned in 2009, appears due for a mid-cycle redesign for 2012. Brenda Priddy’s photographers caught the first sightings of a mule with its controversial “Power Plenum” grille tightly masked.

The SEMA Show Exhibitor Services Manual contains all the information exhibitors need to prepare for the upcoming 2010 SEMA Show. While previously, the Exhibitor Services Manual had been printed in bulk, today’s digital age provides for a much more simplified and searchable format.

SEMA-member companies have posted several new listings for job opportunities (view all here).

Under a SEMA-supported “jobs bill” enacted into law last March, private employers can claim tax credits if they hire someone in 2010 who has been out of work for at least 60 days. The federal government estimates the credit already applies to 4.5 million new workers hired between last February and...

BMW expects its sales in China in 2010 to grow by 30% to 120,000 units. Mercedes-Benz aims to sell more than 100,000 passenger vehicles in China in 2010, the vice president of sales and marketing for Mercedes-Benz Cars said in April. Audi, the top-selling luxury brand in China, is on course to sell...

TRAGEDY: Eight spectators were killed and at least a dozen injured when an off-road racing truck plowed into a crowd during a Mojave Desert Racing event in the Soggy Dry Lake Bed near Lucerne Valley, California, Saturday night.

A break away from the casinos and crowds, the new Mandarin Oriental hotel in Las Vegas is offering 2010 SEMA Show early-bird specials for $199 a night.

SEMA Show exhibitors: Generate more buzz for your company and its products at the 2010 SEMA Show by offering products to builders through the SEMA Products for Project-Vehicle Builders list.