SEMA Ignited is a new after-Show party that will include food, music, celebrities, iconic builders and displays.

Comedian and SEMA Show crowd favorite Sinbad—along with up-and-coming soul and R&B artist Curtis Harding—will entertain guests at the 2014 SEMA Show Industry Awards Banquet.

For the 11th consecutive year, Barry Meguiar, president and host of "Car Crazy TV," will talk with the biggest names in the automotive industry during the 2014 SEMA Show, November 4–7, in Las Vegas.

The SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded $152,000 to 61 individuals this year.

Here is a brief look at some of the news and updates from around the specialty-equipment industry.

Now available, the Official 2014 SEMA Show Press Conference Schedule enables journalists to obtain news and announcements during the Show, taking place November 4–7, in Las Vegas.

zMAX Dragway and NHRA officials announced The Pep Boys—Manny, Moe and Jack—will be the title sponsor when the NHRA returns, September 12–14, at the Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals—the first of the NHRA’s six-race playoffs, the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, which will be televised...

U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Stefan M. Selig has announced that SEMA will receive $300,000 from the International Trade Administration’s (ITA) Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) to help the automotive specialty-equipment industry to generate exports to Russia.

SEMA’s Vehicle Dynamics Forum will help leading SEMA-member companies customize with confidence by showing how advanced vehicle technologies impact products and businesses.

To help attendees register, here are some things to remember when signing up for the Show, November 4–7, in Las Vegas.