Adam Bruce of Streetfire.net presented a seminar dedicated to marketing business messages through online video.

The NHRA announced last week that its television ratings on ESPN2 were up 30 percent and household impressions are up 34% compared to the 2007 season. The number reflects Sunday race-day coverage through the first half of the 2008 season—Pomona to Norwalk—compared against the first half of the 2007...

Sources tell photographer Brenda Priddy that Ford continues to make good progress testing its upcoming 6.7L V8 diesel engine, designed and built in-house. The new engine, codenamed Scorpion, will replace the Navistar-sourced 6.4L V8 Power Stroke diesel engine in Ford's heavy-duty pickups by 2011.

Want to get the most from your retail storefront? SEMA News regularly offers jobber/retailers a free critique of its retail establishment as part of its “Retail Review” column. The column regularly illustrates how simple changes to a store’s layout can lead to increased sales and improved customer...

Vehicle personalization and collaborative efforts between automakers, tiered suppliers and specialty equipment manufacturers present opportunities for growth and survival in today’s ever-changing market. The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) and SEMA will offer a session entitled, “Profitable...

A comprehensive bill to combat global counterfeiting was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate. The “Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008” has strong bipartisan support and is similar to a SEMA-supported bill that already passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. Several of...

The federal minimum wage increased to $6.55 on July 24. This is the second $.70 increase in the last year. In 2007, President Bush signed into law a SEMA-supported measure that balanced a minimum wage hike with $4.8 billion in small-business tax breaks. The wage rose from $5.15 to $5.85 in July 2007...

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NO MORE: Nashville (Tennessee) Superspeedway officials confirmed that the Indy Racing League will not return to the track for an event in 2009. Track officials blamed high sanctioning fees from the IndyCar Series as the reason after having hosted the series eight times.