Following are dates and locations for several upcoming SEMA-sponsored shows, webinars and activities. Click on an item for more details.

For the past several years, SPEED TV has been sharing with viewers the hottest and best products to debut at the SEMA Show each year.

The Los Angeles Auto Show has a reputation as a “green car” show that skews heavily toward advanced technology. This year’s show was consistent with that image, but there were more than a few debuts of high-volume production vehicles this year that will matter to SEMA members, along with an unusual...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has set the standard business-mileage deduction at 56.5 cents a mile for 2013. The rate is one cent higher than in 2012.

SEMA is working with Wyoming lawmakers to oppose legislation pre-filed for consideration in 2013 that would increase vehicle registration fees by $10 for passenger vehicles and would double registration fees based on unladen vehicle weight for non-commercial trucks.

California Senator Ted Lieu is dropping a plan to ask voters to triple the state’s vehicle license fee rates through a constitutional amendment. Under the plan, Lieu indicated that the 1.35% transportation system user fee increase would generate an estimated $3.5 to $4 billion annually for roads and...

While most of the national attention during last November’s election was devoted to the presidential race, an event critical to the state of California also created news. With all the votes counted, one party has garnered enough seats in both houses of California’s legislature to now govern the...

The American Automobile Association (AAA) is opposing the sale of gasoline with 15% ethanol content (E15).

While search-engine optimization on YouTube often comes off as modern-day mysticism best reserved for the high priests of the digerati, it’s actually fairly straightforward if you know what you’re doing.

Ford Motor Co. recognized the most significant design achievements at the 2012 SEMA Show with its Corporate Design Awards.