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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. 

Time to start thinking about that GM project vehicle for the 2010 SEMA Show. General Motors will focus on passenger car performance accessories, and some pick-up trucks with full accessory programs from the accessories market.

Truck and SUV enthusiasts remain unfazed by gas prices, according to a survey of truck, off-road and SUV enthusiasts at the 2009 SEMA Show. Most surveyed said they were "not at all likely" to get rid of their big vehicle even if gas prices rise.

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.

A U.S. Department of the Interior document indicates that the agency plans to designate 14 new or expanded national monuments in the western United States. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar provided subsequent assurances that the plans were preliminary and that the Obama Administration would not bypass input from the local communities, governors and Congress if the plans move forward.

Legislators around the country have kept busy authoring bills that could impact the specialty-equipment industry. Here's how to stay updated and ensure that representatives hear your voice.

The industry's future depends on collective input, and nominations for 2010 SEMA Council and Committee elections are open to any member company representative.