The Dealer Day Conference at the 2010 SEMA Show will focus on specialty-equipment sales and integration, and feature an operations panel to provide insight into the inner workings and challenges facing today's dealers.

Nearly two-dozen distributors and buyers have contacted SEMA to introduce themselves and the products they hope to source at the SEMA China International Auto Parts Expo (CIAPE) business development conference, held in Beijing, China, September 23–26, 2010. Performance and off-road products figure...

SEMA-member companies have posted several new listings for job opportunities (view all here).

Dates and locations for several upcoming SEMA-sponsored shows, webinars and activities have been announced.

At the 2009 SEMA Show, 10,603 buyers filled the aisles looking for the latest mobile electronics products and innovations. To satisfy their appetites, 102 exhibitors in the mobile electronics section turned attendees on to the newest gadgets driving the custom audio, video and portable infotainment...

Money has been tight for more than two years. Small businesses were especially hard hit by the recession that began late in 2007, with some estimates indicating that companies suffered sales losses ranging from 10% to 40% or more. The resulting constriction resulted in layoffs, cutbacks, inventory...

News and updates from SEMA's councils and committees.

Just months after establishing mileage and emissions standards for model year (MY) 2012–2016 cars and light trucks, the Obama Administration has begun work on even stronger rules for 2017 and beyond. Last week, President Obama directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce...

Effective June 15, 2010, employers are required to notify their workers when there is any hexavalent chromium present in the workplace, even when it is below the permissible exposure limit (PEL).

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a streamlined process for manufacturers for approving fuel conversion systems. The conversion systems allow light- and heavy-duty vehicles to run on alternative fuels (natural gas, propane, alcohol, electricity, etc.) while complying with...