Vehicle sales in every major segment declined during September, dropping to their lowest levels since 1993. Market composition is shifting with the influx of compact vehicles and the decline in light-truck and SUV sales. Light-vehicle market share for compact cars has increased from 33.2% of the...

The light-truck segment as a whole has had a strong presence at the last two SEMA Shows. Accelerated by new pickup and SUV sales growth through 2005, many specialty-equipment manufacturers geared up their product offering for light trucks during the following couple of years. As a result, the 2006...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has reported a decrease in the amount of miles driven. Motorists have put the brakes on recreational driving for the ninth consecutive month, reacting sharply when fuel prices peaked at a national average of $4 per gallon.

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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