Honda has announced plans to develop and build gasoline-electric hybrid motorcycles for market launch within the next two years. In September, Honda and Yamaha set launch dates for electric motorcycles (according to Reuters, Yamaha will launch in 2010, with Honda following a year later), fueling a...

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The United States Embassy in Kuwait has contacted SEMA regarding a Kuwaiti company attending the SEMA Show that is urgently looking for suppliers of bedliners for the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. The company is seeking about 200 units. Exhibitors are invited to contact Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org...

SEMA is sponsoring two seminars at the 2008 SEMA Show to assist you in exploring new international markets:

European government officials published a partial list of the nearly 40,000 chemicals that have been pre-registered under the European Union's (EU) registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals (REACH) regulation. According to the agency, the purpose of the list is to give downstream users...

As part of SEMA’s ongoing efforts to accommodate members with growing economic concerns, there will be no rise in drayage (material handling assistance) costs from the previous year for the 2008 SEMA Show.

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As previously reported, SEMA has been involved in an ongoing effort to accommodate the tightened budgets of our member companies and has continued to negotiate reduced rates and other incentives for attendees of the 2008 SEMA Show. “We have worked with all our service providers throughout the year...

Rising health insurance premiums, fluctuating fuel prices and the ongoing economic crisis. These issues, and more, have a direct effect your ability to do business. The new Congress will be responsible for finding solutions to these critical issues. It is not an understatement to say that who gets...

The following are some of the cars that will be on display at the 2008 SEMA Show. Where known, we've included location information. If you're in the final stages of building a car for the Show, visit CarDomain.com and create a page to document the build.