News and updates from SEMA's councils and committees.

Ford's sleek Australian market Falcon FPV is spied with an intercooler, meaning either decoy or maybe something like 500 hp on tap.

The 2009 SEMA Show featured more than 1,500 new product debuts, and you can now easily share product images and details with your website visitors using our new Show widget. 

Time to start thinking about that GM project vehicle for the 2010 SEMA Show. General Motors will focus on passenger car performance accessories, and some pick-up trucks with full accessory programs from the accessories market.

Truck and SUV enthusiasts remain unfazed by gas prices, according to a survey of truck, off-road and SUV enthusiasts at the 2009 SEMA Show. Most surveyed said they were "not at all likely" to get rid of their big vehicle even if gas prices rise.

The February version of SEMA’s Consumer Demand Index is now available at www.sema.org/research/padi. The index this month rose to 35, up four points from January 2010. Overall, 9% of respondents indicated that they have plans to purchase specialty-equipment products sometime in the next three months.

Legislators around the country have kept busy authoring bills that could impact the specialty-equipment industry. Here's how to stay updated and ensure that representatives hear your voice.

The industry's future depends on collective input, and nominations for 2010 SEMA Council and Committee elections are open to any member company representative.

David Brabham among the motorsports pros on green racing panel at the MIA-SEMA "The Race Has Gone Green" Conference during the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.