Congress last week passed three long-stalled Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. South Korea is the United States' seventh-largest trading partner with $88 billion in two-way trade, making the newly signed Korea-U.S. FTA—known as KORUS—the largest enacted by the U.S...

The automotive sector in Russia has been enjoying strong growth over the past few years and car and truck sales there are forecasted to grow at approximately 20% this year alone. The largest automakers and international OEMs are building assembly plants to meet the increasing Russian demand for high...

What’s your biggest asset? Careful. Most people in the auto accessory business tell us it’s their specialty parts and equipment. Wrong! Your biggest and most powerful asset is your marketing! It’s what gets people to take action and to turn lookie-loos into buyers. It’s the engine that drives your...

With today’s global economy, increasingly complex supply chains and fraudulent practices, it is more important than ever for companies to consider risk-mitigation tactics that not only protect their business, but help improve cash flow and expansion opportunities. In order to offer SEMA Show...

Learn what to do from real-world case studies and which pitfalls to avoid when shipping product overseas.

Stop by the Las Vegas Convention Center, Room N255, Monday, October 31, 2011, from 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. to learn about South America’s largest market in a seminar entitled, “Selling into the Brazilian Market: Insider Tips.”

Nearly 20 SEMA-member companies have come together in support of a unique project that will benefit the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund (SMSF). Their products are being used to build a big-inch small-block Ford engine that will be auctioned off on eBay in conjunction with this year’s SEMA Show.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and surrounding countries provide some of the best opportunities for U.S. specialty-parts manufacturers as off-roading, car collecting and motorsports are all growing in popularity.

Consumers are increasingly changing the way they shop, adopting new technologies to help them learn about and purchase the products in which they are interested. Today’s unique economy is increasingly affecting business decisions and outcomes. Staying ahead of these trends and recognizing the...

The eighth annual International Happy Hour (IHH) is the largest annual international networking event for the specialty-parts industry, featuring leading importers, distributors and retailers from more than 120 countries.