Negotiating is a critical business skill. Proficiency at negotiations can be developed by anyone for use in every type of sale, including products, ideas and even selling oneself for a better job, salary or benefits. Now you can learn the keys to successful negotiating in a revealing new SEMA...

Along with returning incumbents Tom Brooks of Truckin' Thunder, Bill Cole of Yankee Customs Inc., Fred Snow of Hella Lighting and Melanie White of Hellwig Products, the Light Truck Accessory Alliance (LTAA) membership elected two brand-new members to the Select Committee in June. [Read more]

Companies that wish to extend their reach beyond U.S. borders can branch into emerging automotive markets that offer huge potential for increased sales. The keys to successful international ventures are careful research and reasonable expectations. The first step is to discover what vehicles are...

Along with incumbents Ken DeVries, Sal Perez and Sheila Perkins, the Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO) membership elected four new members to the Select Committee 2010–2011. While "new" to the council in terms of the most recent elections, each of the four brings his or her own long...

Is the love affair with the car over? Say it isn't so! Recent studiesindicate a major shift in Gen Y's perception of the automobile.Historically, kids have relied heavily on the car to connectsocially—but not anymore.

The 2010 SEMA Show will begin with the inaugural SEMA Vehicle Technology Keynote featuring Mark Reuss, president of General Motors North America. As an automotive enthusiast and long-time advocate of SEMA, Reuss will open up the Vehicle Technology Briefing Program on Driving Green Performance...

SEMA applauded the signing into law of the “Small Business Jobs and Credit Act” (H.R. 5297), including $12 billion in tax incentives for small businesses and creating a $30 billion resource to activate greater lending to small businesses by community banks.

This photo gallery is dedicated to the incredible assortment of Jeeps that exhibitors built for the 2009 SEMA Show.

Many SEMA members have secured design or utility patents from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office only to discover that their patented product is being infringed by imports. If litigation is ultimately necessary to combat the problem, there are two possible forums in which to pursue a grievance, the...

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted goals to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and other greenhouse gases from cars and light trucks in 18 urban areas around the state. While the goals are nonbinding, local jurisdictions will need to demonstrate a likelihood of success in order to...