Legislation (A.B. 1740) in the California Assembly to increase the registration limit for exempted specially constructed vehicle (kit car) registrations from 500 to 750 vehicles per year was approved by the Appropriations Committee. The bill will next move to the floor of the Assembly for a vote by...

SEMA and 54 other trade associations called on Congress to limit the amount credit card companies can charge merchants when processing payments. Under the current system, the merchant pays a transaction fee every time a card is used, whether for credit or debit. The "swipe" fees amounted to $63...

SEMA members, help us spread the news about the SEMA Action Network (SAN) by placing the free SAN brochure, "Protect Your Passion," on your countertops. The SAN is the industry's outreach to the hobbyist community and your customers. It is a nationwide partnership of car clubs, individuals and SEMA...

Participate in the new three-day intensive familiarization and sales event taking place September 2010 in Beijing. The Chinese street-tuning and off-road modification shops show the diversity already available in China. Yet they have at least one trait in common: their customers, when making a...

The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) will attend the 2010 SEMA Show as an exhibitor, offering hands-on technical demos and resources to the auto collision repair industry.

Seventy-eight cars comprise the 40 entries filed for the 2010 Indianapolis 500, including four past winners and four women.

The Global Tire Expo is an exclusive tire industry component of the 2010 SEMA Show, open to all sectors from automotive to re-treading, and featuring enhanced social, educational and networking opportunities.

In the months leading up to Lexus’ LFA ubercar debut, several rumors suggested that the LFA would be a hybrid. Those rumors quieted when the car debuted at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show with a 4.8L V10. But these recent photos from Brenda Priddy’s network of international spyglassers are again fueling...

SEMA member companies can save up to 36% with FedEx Express by taking advantage of this member-exclusive deal.

After 34 years in the industry—the past 16 with Winfield Consumer Products/Husky Liners—W.S. "Bill" Wagner is selling his stock and retiring from the company that he helped to grow since 1994.