News and updates from SEMA's councils and committees.

The annual "SEMA 2011 Market Report" is now available online here. The report, which provides an overview of where the specialty-equipment market stands at the end of 2010, is available to SEMA members at no cost.

More courts throughout the United States are ruling that employees have the right to rely on representations made before hiring and during the working relationship. As a result, discharged employees are suing—and winning lawsuits against—ex-employers for breach of oral agreements promising secure employment and even jobs for life. But employers can avoid these situations.

News and updates from SEMA's councils and committees.

News and updates from SEMA's councils and committees.

Platinum Equity announced that it has acquired a majority interest in Keystone Automotive Holdings Inc., the parent company of Keystone Automotive Operations Inc. ("Keystone"). Platinum reports that it will work with the company's management team on an operational plan to improve Keystone's ability to compete in the automotive specialty-equipment market.

The SEMA Businesswomen’s Network (SBN) is a dynamic group of professional women, now numbering close to 300, whose mission is to encourage and assist in the professional development of women working in the specialty-equipment market. The committee offers many different opportunities for women to become involved, to build friendships, network and grow their career by serving as a mentor in the SBN-powered SEMA Mentoring Program, serving on the SBN Select Committee, or by participating in SEMA’s SBN Member Resource Pool.

News and updates from SEMA's councils and committees.

News and updates from SEMA's councils and committees.