Legislation to authorize the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles to issue replica year of manufacture plates for antique vehicles was signed into law by Governor Lincoln Chafee.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) does not intend to issue a federal safety standard based on tire age. The agency announced its decision in a report entitled, “Tire Aging: A Summary of NHTSA’s Work.” The agency has been studying the issue for many years.

At the 1973 Street Rod Nationals (or so the story goes), rod builders Andy Brizio and Lil’ John Buttera got into a, shall we say, friendly discussion about which end of the Golden State produced the best street rods.

Dealing with negative reviews and comments requires a detailed strategy to ensure that a thumbs-down from a customer does not impact the company, and its profits, forever.

Available to exhibitors of the 2014 SEMA Show, the Online Media Center is an easy and effective way for companies to announce new product intros, booth demonstrations, celebrity appearances and more for the upcoming Show, Tuesday–Friday, November 4–7.

It’s that time of the year for awards nominations. SEMA members have the opportunity to select nominees for the 2014 SEMA Person of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year and WD of the Year Award.

SEMA is seeking nominations to identify youthful innovators whose work is substantially changing the way the automotive aftermarket is doing business. These nominations will be used to select the third-annual SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award. SEMA will honor the award winner at the 2014 SEMA Show...

More than 1,000 professionals from the specialty-equipment industry will celebrate at tonight’s Open House for the SEMA Garage – Industry Innovations Center in Diamond Bar, California. From 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m., guests will take tours of the garage’s installation center and product-development tools...

SEMA eNews highlights the websites of SEMA-member companies through the Hot Links to Cool Sites section each week. SEMA members: To be included in Hot Links to Cool Sites, e-mail your company name and website to enews@sema.org. Note: Make sure to include “Hot Links” in the subject line of the e-mail...