Speedway Motors founder and owner “Speedy” Bill Smith was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from Darryl Starbird’s National Rod & Custom Car Hall of Fame Museum. He joins pioneers such as Robert Petersen and George Barris in receiving the award.

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Dates and locations for several upcoming SEMA-sponsored shows and activities have been announced. Details are:

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 ever-decreasing new light-truck sales, the specialty-equipment industry continues to put out a growing number of new products for these vehicles each year. Over the past three years, for example, there were 29% more products entered in the “Best New Van/Pickup/Sport-Utility Product” category...

Consumers are feeling a little more confident about spending money on their vehicles, according to new SEMA research data. Despite a substantial drop in January, SEMA's Performance Parts and Accessories Demand Index (PADI), a gauge of consumer interest in vehicle customization, gained 27 points (50%...

In the specialty-equipment market, we can talk about racing and performance products in a number of ways. The specialty-equipment market is broken up into nine different niches: Light Truck; Off-Road; Street Performance; Racing; Restoration; Restyling; Street Rod & Custom; Compact Performance; and...

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