A bill has been introduced in the Vermont State Senate that would implement a vehicle scrappage program and finance it with a progressive purchase and use tax and higher registration fees for some new motor vehicles based on fuel-efficiency ratings. Funds collected under the program would be used...

The Department of the Environment has issued a proposal to terminate the current exemption from environmental restrictions for leaded gasoline used in competition motor vehicles. If approved, the regulation would require a ban on vehicles using leaded fuel by January 1, 2009, resulting in the likely...

NEW BLOOD: Brazilian driver Enrique Bernoldi will drive for Rocketsports Racing in the Champ Car World Series this season. Also, Newman-Haas-Lanigan Racing confirmed its Champ Car driver lineup of Graham Rahal and Justin Wilson. HE’S BACK: Gil de Ferran, who won the Indianapolis 500 in 2003 and...

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Source Interlink Media Publisher Ed Zinke (second from left) is presented with the MPMC Media Person of the Year Award, flanked by MPMC Chairman Lisa Chissus (left), MPMC Chair-Elect Bill Floyd and SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting (right).

Manufacturers' Rep Council (MRC) The MRC would like to recognize the SEMA/MRC members who attended the Manufacturers' Representatives Educational Research Foundation's (MRERF) Certified Professional Manufacturer Representative (CPMR) 101 at Arizona State University in January. The participants...

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The SEMA National Education Conference, scheduled April 10–11 in Nashville, is a concentrated, two-day leadership program developed exclusively for automotive specialty-equipment executives. With the knowledge shared at this conference, you'll discover how to lead your company to new levels of...

SEMA Spring Expo exhibitors: This is your last chance to have your product showcased in a live installation at the show. The vehicle buildups will feature two vehicles being transformed from completely stock to completely accessorized trucks right on the show floor.