Astronaut Pete Conrad was scheduled to appear at the 1970 SEMA Show to receive SEMA’s first honorary membership, but he was bed-ridden with the flu. Conrad instead spoke via telephone to SEMA President Roy Richter during the Show's banquet.

Many SEMA-member companies use collector cars and exotics for promotional purposes, a fact that is borne out year after year at the SEMA Show. Whether in advertising, in catalogs or at car shows, the right vehicle with the right accessories can not only attract attention, but may serve to motivate...

SEMA will host a Dodge Measuring Session for the 2011 Durango and Charger on December 2 in Diamond Bar, California. The deadline to sign up for the session is Friday, November 30.

The 2010 Global Tire Expo more than delivered, even when just examining initial statistics. Show management indicates that tire and wheel-related new-product submissions for the New Products Showcase were up more than 45%.

The spy-shooting sleuths at Brenda Priddy & Co. recently captured shots of VW's new sedan out for a late-season, desert-testing run. Referred to as the NMS (as in “new midsize sedan”), this new car will fit in after the Jetta in VW’s lineup, but Priddy is not sure if it will replace the Passat, be...

Are you hunting for a new job? The “Positions Available” section in the SEMA Member Classifieds lists more than 50 job openings around the country. Highlighted this week are some of the latest sales positions available for various levels.

SEMA Ambassadors were honored and recognized during the 2010 SEMA Show for their hard work and dedication throughout the year. SEMA Ambassadors fulfill an important role by participating in the Member-Get-a-Member recruitment campaign, sharing the value of SEMA membership with non-members, advising...

Through a partnership between the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and SEMA, the 2010 SEMA Show for the first time featured a dedicated area for more than 250 collision industry exhibitors. SCRS’ Repairer Driven Education drew more than 125 individuals through two days of educational...

"Top Gear" Hits the History Channel The U.S. version of "TOP GEAR" is headed for the History Channel. The series is set to premiere this Sunday, November 21, 10:00 p.m. (EST)/9:00 p.m. (CST) and will be hosted by comedian and car buff Adam Ferrara, champion rally and drift racer Tanner Foust and...

Google's recent move to forsake Net Neutrality—the premise that all content on the web should be distributed even-handedly—threatens to have serious consequences for specialty-equipment industry websites, especially if other titans of the Internet follow suit. Slower-loading industry websites and...