Deteriorating conditions and wet weather at the Bonneville Salt Flats forced the Southern California Timing Association/Bonneville Nationals Inc. to cancel Speed Week, scheduled to start August 8.

The SEMA Action Network’s (SAN) Driving Force newsletter received the highest recognition at the 24th International Automotive Media Awards in Plymouth, Michigan.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule to ban the use of HFC-134a as a motor-vehicle air-conditioning system refrigerant starting with model-year (MY) 2021 new vehicles.

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee passed legislation to extend tax breaks of key importance to SEMA members.

Thanks to the efforts of the National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan have each issued a proclamation designating July 2015 as “Automotive Heritage Month.”

Legislation has been introduced to require the state to charge and collect a user fee from each registrant of a motor vehicle.

On July 10, 2015, SEMA members joined with car clubs and thousands of enthusiasts to celebrate the sixth annual Collector Car Appreciation Day (CCAD).

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced proposed annual targets under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for the amount of ethanol that is required to be blended into gasoline in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Legislation to require manufacturers of designated consumer products, including automotive products, to post ingredients on the product label and online on the manufacturer’s website was approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

Legislation to alter the requirements for vehicles eligible for registration as classic vehicles, old timers, street rods and classic rods so that only vehicles manufactured prior to 1996 could ever be eligible was approved by the Nevada Legislature.