Matthew Egan, vice president and senior financial advisor at Merrill Lynch, will help you understand and survive in the current market during the SEMA webinar, "Protecting Your Finances From the Economy."

Part one of the SEMA Recession Survival Series Webinar program recently kicked off with the webinar entitled “Taking Positive Control of Your Company When the Economic News Is Negative,” presented by Richard Jones, chairman and CEO of Management 2000 Inc., Dean Calvo of Management 2000 Inc. and...

Not only did Brenda Priddy's spy shooters get these shots of the new BMW 6 Series, but they got the convertible before the coupé, no less. The new 6 in these photos wears a canvas soft-top rather than the retractable hardtop typically found on cars in this class. Priddy notes this might be a...

Legislation has been reintroduced in the California Assembly to require annual smog-check inspections for vehicles 15 years old and older. The bill would also require that funds generated through the additional inspection fees be deposited into an account which can be used to scrap older cars. In...

SEMA-model legislation to create a vehicle titling and registration classification for street rods and custom vehicles has been approved by the Utah House of Representatives. The bill defines a street rod as an altered vehicle manufactured before 1949 and a custom as an altered vehicle at least 25...

On the heels of the defeat of a U.S. Congressional proposal to create a national "Cash for Clunkers" program, SEMA helped turn back an effort in the Washington State Legislature that would have implemented a vehicle scrappage program for passenger vehicles more than 15 years old. Under the bill...

In February, SEMA members came together to prevent a federal Cash for Clunkers Program from passing Congress and becoming the law. Clunker advocates are preparing for a second try at a federal Cash for Clunkers law this summer. Will we be ready once again? This summer, Congress will undertake major...

NEW OWNER: Ross Brawn has been approved as the new principal owner of the former Honda Formula One team. The name has been rechristened Brawn GP Formula One Team and will field cars for Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello. THE UNVEILING: Audi unveiled its new R15 TDI that will make its racing debut...

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