The SEMA Show Exhibitor Summit took place in May and offered participants valuable information, techniques and skills designed to guarantee a profitable and successful SEMA Show experience. The Summit featured key staff and trade show industry experts leading a series of programs created to ensure exhibitors get the most out of the industry’s annual trade event.

To accommodate demand for exhibit space in the Racing & Performance, Hot Rod Alley, and Restoration Marketplace sections of the 2010 SEMA Show, organizers are opening the large meeting rooms adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center's Central Hall.

Hot Rod and Motor Trend publisher to set up VIP section featuring automotive legends and SEMA Hall of Famers at Pasadena car show.

The two TV hosts will join other automotive legends from the SEMA Hall of Fame, along with 150 cars, for the second-annual public event on July 24.

2011 Jeep measuring session

One of the most profound effects of the recession was the decline in U.S. vehicle sales, which plummeted from nearly 17 million in 2006 to about 10.6 million in 2009, according to Ward's AutoWorld. And while the downturn hobbled nearly every facet of the automotive aftermarket, some of the greatest damage occurred in the restyling category, whose very existence is predicated on available vehicle inventory. [Read more]

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