“I can’t lose with 22s,” hip-hop MC Ludacris declared in verse two years ago, and it looks like he was on the forefront of a trend. SEMA research shows that 22 inches is now the most popular wheel diameter among urban-lifestyle enthusiasts. Of nearly 1,800 responses from a recent SEMA survey on the...

The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce estimates the U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the second quarter of 2007, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences but not for price changes, was $33.6 billion, an increase of 6.4% from the first quarter of 2007. Total...

As the average age of cars on U.S. highways increases, the restoration segment of the specialty-equipment industry is starting to include cars that don't necessarily fit the typical molds of "antique" or "classic." According to SEMA Research, sales at the manufacturer level in the restoration market...

Good news for those in the exhaust segment: Consumer demand for catalytic converters is at a year high. Judging by online auction sales of the vital exhaust component, demand jumped 14% in the second quarter, according to data from Terapeak, a developer of market-focused research software that...

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Attention 2007 SEMA Show Exhibitors: Last Chance: Exhibitors who have not yet reserved their ads in the SEMA Show official directories—the SEMA Show Official Directory, SEMA Show Official Pocket Guide, and the 2007–2008 SEMA Show International Buyers' Guide—are encouraged to review TAB 6/Marketing...

Below is this week’s list of SEMA Show 2007 exhibitors offering products to project-vehicle builders for free or at a discounted rate. To see previous submissions, click here.

Exhibitors, don't forget to let us know about any celebrity autograph sessions or booth appearances by contacting Lisa Schafer at lisas@sema.org. The following personalities are scheduled to appear at the 2007 SEMA Show:TUESDAY, OCT. 30Dick Berggren NASCAR-on-Fox TV personality; founder of Speedway...

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Tune into this informative customer-service focused webinar beginning today at 10 a.m. (PST): "Correlating Parts Service to Customer Wants and Needs"Thursday, September 13, 2007, 10 a.m. (PST) Good customer care is critical to having a profitable business. Tune in today to "Correlating Parts Service...