IT’S OFFICIAL: Stewart Haas Racing officially announced the hiring of Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman as its second driver for the 2009 season. INVESTOR?: Danny Sullivan, the 1985 Indianapolis 500 winner, is part of a group of investors that are trying to buy Bill Davis Racing, the NASCAR team, which...

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Babcox named Scott Shriber as publisher of BodyShop Business, a Babcox publication that serves the collision-repair industry. Shriber, previously was with the Ford Motor Co. for 28 years in a number of positions and, most recently, was the national sales manager for OEConnection. He will officially...

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The SEMA Store is running a series of promotions through the end of August on merchandise from the 2007 SEMA Show.

Dates and locations for several upcoming SEMA-sponsored shows and activities have been announced. Details are:>> SEMA Webinar, "25 Common Mistakes Made by SEMA Show Exhibitors," August 28, 2008 10:00 a.m. (PDT)>> SEMA Show 2008, November 4–7, 2008, Las Vegas

SEMA-member companies have posted several new listings for job opportunities at www.sema.org/classifieds. Working for a SEMA-member company has many advantages. In addition to working for a company that supports and contributes to the success of the overall industry, being employed by a SEMA-member...

SEMA eNews highlights the websites of SEMA-member companies through the Hot Links to Cool Sites section each week. SEMA members: To be included in Hot Links to Cool Sites, e-mail your company name and website to eNews@sema.org. Note: make sure to include “Hot Links” in the subject line of the e-mail...

Despite high gas prices that have diminished sales of trucks and SUVs and altered consumer driving habits, it's unlikely that truck and SUV owners will sell their vehicles, says the The New York Times.