Automakers spent a good deal of effort at this year’s auto shows
focusing on electrics, plug-in hybrids and a range of alt-technology
hopefuls. Interesting future-view sort of stuff. Here in the present
tense, there is a quiet reality that warrants the focus of the
performance aftermarket: The great majority of vehicles that are on the
road today, and those that we will be buying in the next five, 10 or
even 15 years, will involve an internal combustion engine and a
consumer looking for efficiency without sacrificing performance. [Read More]
Here are just some of the racing and performance products that debuted at the 2009 SEMA Show.
News from SEMA's councils and committess
March 23, 2010
Schumacher gets his first win of the season and takes points lead in Gainesville; Four-Wide Nationals set for March; Mike Edwards wins delayed Arizona Nationals Pro Stock title in Gainesville; and more news from the NHRA.
Driven by growing interest in green technologies, the motorsports and
specialty-equipment industries are spurring innovation and opportunity. Find out where it's headed at this conference during the Long Beach Grand Prix.
The SEMA Business Technology Committee (BTC) is pleased to announce that the latest SEMA BTC PIES Data Standards Training Template (Rev 4) is now available for download.
Will Power overtook Ryan Hunter-Reay in the final minutes of Sunday’s São Paulo Indy 300 in São Paulo, Brazil, to earn his second IZOD IndyCar Series victory; Badger Midget Auto Racing Association and Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, end their 63-year relationship; Texas Motor Speedway ad campaign displays disapproval for NASCAR's handling of the Edwards/Keselowski incident at Atlanta Motor Speedway; and more racing news.
Four, it turns out, is the magic number.
That’s the amount, in dollars, that 72% of auto enthusiasts will have to start paying for a gallon of gas before seriously considering the purchase of an alternative fuel vehicle.
That’s the amount, in dollars, that 72% of auto enthusiasts will have to start paying for a gallon of gas before seriously considering the purchase of an alternative fuel vehicle.
Surrounded by a world of social media and mobile technology, members of
Generation Y apparently don't have the same motivation toward all
things automotive. That's according to new research from J.D. Power and Associates
that will be presented by Mike Cooperman, senior director of marketing
for the company's Web Intelligence division at the 2010 Global
Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS). GAAS 2010 will be held at the
Hyatt Regency O'Hare near Chicago, May 18–19.