In an effort to provide the freshest talent base to its member companies, SEMA has added a new Internships Wanted section to the Classifieds feature of www.sema.org/classifieds. For the past six weeks, current students and newcomers to the automotive industry have been able to post their resumes and...

During the recent webinar, “How to Make Money With the Right Social Media Tools,” Engauge Communications’ Director of Social Media Chad Israel provided insight on how to use social media and networking tools for cost-effective advertising and reaching new customers. Israel explained that social...

At first glance, this development mule looks like the European Honda Accord Tourer. Not so, says spy snapper Brenda Priddy. Instead, Priddy says it is the long-rumored Accord-based crossover (looks like a wagon to us). While most of the body on this mule is non-production Priddy says, the front-end...

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed several revisions to the early warning rules, but the changes should have no impact on most manufacturers of specialty equipment. In 2002, the NHTSA established an “early warning” system for reporting information to the agency...

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced that prices for Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Select and other parcel services will increase about 5% on January 18, 2009. The annual adjustment reflects higher operating costs. The USPS has adopted a once-a-year increase, generally tied to inflation...

BAD NEWS: The motorsports industry received bad news with word that Honda was withdrawing its support for Formula One racing and that Audi would pull out of the American Le Mans Series, which it has dominated in recent seasons. NEW FEATURE: Texas Motor Speedway has eliminated 21,000 seats and will...

NEWS NUGGETS SCHUMACHER NAMED DRIVER OF THE YEAR: NHRA POWERade Series Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher has been named the 2008 Driver of the Year. Schumacher had a dominating season behind the wheel of his U.S. Army dragster and becomes only the third NHRA driver to win the 42-year-old award...

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