After a year of debate, Congress has approved legislation to repeal the costly 1099 reporting requirement included in last year’s health care law. SEMA has sent a letter to the White House asking President Obama to sign the bill into law.

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Each year, a few vehicles dominate the automotive landscape. It stands to reason that the most popular vehicles among consumers and specialty-equipment manufacturers would also be among the most profitable for all SEMA members. To help sort the vehicular wheat from the chafe, we examined a series of...

The vehicle photo gallery on enjoythedrive.com features more than 2,000 of the vehicles on display at the 2010 SEMA Show. Each week, SEMA eNews features a gallery of downloaded photos showcasing certain groups of vehicles. This week's highlighted group are the motorcycles and scooters of Sunny...

Eastern Catalytic Names Bert Zech CFO Eastern Catalytic appointed Bert Zech as the company's new chief financial officer. In his new position as CFO, Zech is responsible for all financial activities and the health of the company, including accounting, treasury, risk management and systems...

NEWS NUGGETS HIGHT WINS SECOND OF THE SEASON; BROWN, EDWARDS NAB FIRST WINS OF 2011 IN LAS VEGAS: The stakes were as high as ever as the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series entered Las Vegas last week for its third stop in 2011—the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals—and by Sunday night, Funny Car...

Attendee and media registration for the 2011 SEMA Show is now open. Get started now here by using this link. The annual trade-only event takes place Tuesday–Friday, November 1–4, 2011, in Las Vegas.

As of April 1, 2011, it is illegal to sell or install a wheel weight in New York that contains lead. The state joined several others that have enacted laws banning the manufacture, sale and use of lead weights. California’s law went into effect on January 1, 2010. Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Vermont...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has streamlined the process for approving fuel conversion systems. The conversion systems allow light- and heavy-duty vehicles to run on alternative fuels (natural gas, propane, alcohol, electricity, etc.) while complying with Clean Air Act emissions...