A collation of industry associations was able to alter legislation that would have placed unnecessarily restrictive limits on substances in brake friction materials. Brakes rely heavily on the use of copper for lubricity and the prohibition will increase costs by forcing manufacturers to undertake...

SEMA submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) opposing a requirement that businesses issue 1099 reporting forms to all vendors from whom they buy more than $600 of goods or services in any year, beginning in 2012. The mandate was included in the health-care law as a revenue-raising...

Budgets are tight, but protecting your intellectual property—patents, trademarks and copyrights—is essential. How can a company make sure its intellectual property rights are protected while also keeping the amount spent on its intellectual property program within budget?

The federal government intends to set stringent new fuel economy and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions standards for model year (MY) 2017–2025 vehicles. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are working with the California Air...

Learn which Asian, European, Latin American and Middle Eastern countries are the most promising for your product and why during "Global Growth: Successful Aftermarket Companies Show the Way to International Success." Scooter Brothers, SEMA chair-elect and Competition Performance Group COO, and Kevin...

The MPMC Media Trade Conference is a unique event that brings manufacturers and editorial staff from national and international media together for three days of face-to-face, 30 minute meetings. Nowhere else can a manufacturer have opportunity to meet with editorial staff from so many publications...

The SEMA Show features a wealth of workshops, seminars, special events, personalities and additional programs that help deliver a complete and valuable industry experience to SEMA Show attendees. Listed below are several links to help SEMA Show attendees fully plan their week in Las Vegas. For more...

For those who are exhibiting at both the NACE and SEMA Shows, Freeman will store your booth at the Freeman warehouse at no charge between the two shows so you can avoid the cost of shipping back and forth from your office.

Register now for the 2010 SEMA Show and save $50 with early-bird registration.

HELPING DEVELOP: K&N Filters will partner with the Ron Sutton Winner’s Circle program to supply young driver sponsorships worth as much as $25,000 to aspiring race car drivers.