The off-road market continues to make an impact within the specialty-equipment industry. Case in point: the number of new products entered into the Best New Off-Road/4-Wheel Drive Product category of the SEMA Show New Products Showcase grew 72% from 2005 to 2007. Enthusiasts continue to buy these...

Technometrica’s IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index lost the modest gains it made in February, dropping 2 points, or 4.5%, to reach 42.5 (vs. 44.5 in February). March’s reading represents the third-lowest reading in the Economic Optimism Index’s 86-month history, and at 4.4 points below its prior 12...

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As car clubs flourish and knowledge of tuning culture and specialty products increase, the VW Bora and Golf have emerged as the two most often customized vehicles in China. In China, the popularity of the Bora can be compared to that of the Honda Civic in the late ’80s and early ’90s in the United...

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The SAE 2008 World Congress announces a special session, "Designing for the Customer: OEM—Aftermarket Collaboration," featuring a panel with:

SEMA-member companies CARS Inc. and the Roadster Shop teamed up with Super Chevy Magazine to build a one-of-a-kind vehicle to benefit the Armed Forces Foundation. The custom ’57 Chevy convertible will be sold on Friday, March 28, at the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car auction in Palm Beach...

The annual SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser will feature the inaugural SEMA Pinewood Derby Sponsored by Fellers and DUB Publishing. The checkered flag will drop Friday, July 25, prior to the SEMA Hall of Fame recognition and fundraising activities. According to Race Director and Pinewood...