Regardless of the market niche or area of specialty, one thing that all buyers at the SEMA Show have in common is the need for cost-effective and up-to-date business tools. Targeted specifically for small- and midsize companies in the automotive specialty-equipment industry, the resources featured...

Dates and locations for several upcoming SEMA-sponsored shows and activities have been announced. Details are:>> SEMA Webinar: Correlating Parts Service to Customer Wants and Needs, September 13, 10 a.m. (PST)>> SEMA Webinar: The Future of Inventory Control-RFID, September 20, 10 a.m. (PST)>> MRC...

The companies below represent the members that comprise the Select Committee of SEMA’s Sport-Compact Council (SCC). The council is dedicated to providing information, education and support to members in new and emerging markets. Its goals are to act as a bridge for members of the established...

Pickup sales reached 1,576,875 units during the first seven months of this year, 80% of these being fullsize models. Each one of these new pickup owners represents a potentially new, or possibly repeat, customer for specialty-equipment companies that sell products for these trucks. With that in mind...

How has the sport-compact industry changed over the year? To help answer this question, SEMA turned to its Sport-Compact Council (SCC). The following is a short excerpt from the 2006 SEMA Compact Performance Market Report, which posts the results to this question.

After years of ceding ground to its Japanese rivals, GM plans an aggressive offensive back into the midsize sedan segment with its new, redesigned Chevrolet Malibu. The automaker plans a $100 million marketing blitz in an effort to re-awaken interest in its midsize offering and chip away at Toyota...

GM’s plan to trim production at half a dozen North American plants—announced earlier this week—has heightened fears that the auto industry is in for a longer U.S. downturn than many had expected, according to report from The Wall Street Journal. The slowdown is intended to minimize excess supply in...

While online auction sales of many individual engine components are down from the first and second quarter of 2007, one item has steadily risen throughout the year: complete engine packages. In the first quarter, online auction sales of complete engine packages averaged $2,514,000, according to data...

SEMA members and SEMA Show exhibitors are entitled to a free listing in the SEMA International Buyers Directory 2007–2008. This annual buyer’s guide is distributed to every international buyer at the SEMA Show, shipped to every U.S. Embassy and distributed at automotive trade shows throughout the...