Regardless of where you live, winter months involve preparing your car, truck or street rod for the upcoming spring and summer car seasons. However, these months are also a great time to prepare yourself with the same effort that you put into your vehicle. The following ideas from the Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA) may help you stay involved with the hot rod industry and hobby.

Whether you are in the cold of the Northeast or the heat of the West Coast, there's plenty for a hot rodder to do during the winter. 

Best Practices: This series of SEMA News articles is based on the idea of using reliable and repeatable methods to ensure business success. Future issues will delve into a range of topics aimed at developing Best Practices through knowledge, motivation and skills.

While the industry has evolved to include more than 7,000 businesses, racing and performance still deliver the iconic images associated with the market.

A photo collection of more than 100 Dodge vehicles from the 2010 SEMA Show.

News and updates from SEMA's councils and committees.

Join noted economic expert Dr. Timothy Nash of Northwood University for a revealing look at the root causes of the financial crisis and a comprehensive overview of current conditions.

News and updates from SEMA's councils and committees.

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. 

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.

SEMA is opposing legislation in the Michigan legislature that threatens to change the $30 registration fee for historic motor vehicles (renewable every 15 years) to an annual fee.