SEMA-model legislation that would create a vehicle-registration classification for street rods and custom vehicles and provide for special license plates for these vehicles was approved by the full Texas House of Representatives. The bill defines a street rod as an altered vehicle manufactured...

Looking for some of the coolest trucks and SUVs in the industry? Last year, more than 330 display trucks and SUVs made their way to Vegas for the 2010 SEMA Show. See them showing off their shiny skins in this photo collection located on www.enjoythedrive.com.

Registrations of imported cars in China surged 90.2% in 2010, according to the Japanese research company Fourin Inc., with imports topping 600,000 units last year. SUVs accounted for 51.7% of all imports during that period, based on new vehicle registration data, says Fourin’s China Automotive...

The specialty market in Russia is quite new. According to Fedor Svinin of the Saint Petersburg-based Tuning Inomarka Magazine, the market is only a little more than a decade old, noting that, “we may say that the tuning business started in our country in the late ‘90s.” But as the market comes back...

In what the shooters at Brenda Priddy & Co. describe as an odd move, the team was able to get the drop on the General Motors 2012 GMC Terrain Denali, both with and without camouflage.

Join us for one of the most talked about event every year at the SEMA Show. Click here to sign up today and mark your calendar for Thursday, November 3, 2011, 7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. And, if you’re still wondering if it’s worth it, check out last year’s video for more.

Invis-A-Rack is a new company, is a new SEMA/LTAA member and has a brand-new, innovative product. The Invis-A-Rack is a collapsible rack that can be used to transport construction material for a job or a canoe for a camping trip when needed. When not in use, the Invis-A-Rack folds out of sight to...

First unveiled in 2002, the Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO) Take a Kid to a Car Show (TKCS) program has consistently delivered a simple message to restoration enthusiasts the world over: Take a Kid to a Car Show. Through the program, car show promoters, organizers and enthusiasts...

Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week (AAIW) 2011 kicks off November 1 in Las Vegas, where more than 100,000 industry professionals from 113 countries will come to grow their businesses, preview more than 7,500 new products that will set trends for tomorrow and participate in more than 100...

Registration for the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ (SCRS) 2011 Repairer Driven Education (RDE) series is open, and is complimented by new enhancements, such as the ability to purchase individual sessions or a full-series pass. The sessions will be held on each day of the 2011 SEMA Show in...