Through a partnership between the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and SEMA, the 2010 SEMA Show for the first time featured a dedicated area for more than 250 collision industry exhibitors. SCRS’ Repairer Driven Education drew more than 125 individuals through two days of educational...

"Top Gear" Hits the History Channel The U.S. version of "TOP GEAR" is headed for the History Channel. The series is set to premiere this Sunday, November 21, 10:00 p.m. (EST)/9:00 p.m. (CST) and will be hosted by comedian and car buff Adam Ferrara, champion rally and drift racer Tanner Foust and...

Google's recent move to forsake Net Neutrality—the premise that all content on the web should be distributed even-handedly—threatens to have serious consequences for specialty-equipment industry websites, especially if other titans of the Internet follow suit. Slower-loading industry websites and...

NHRA Full Throttle Championship results.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved hydrofluoroolefin (HFO-1234yf) as an acceptable substitute chemical for chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants. The chemical is intended to replace R-134a since it is believed to have far less global-warming potential.

Attention SEMA manufacturing members: SEMA will host a Ford Measuring Session for the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer and 2012 Ford Focus on Tuesday, November 30, from 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. The deadline to sign up is Friday, November 19. RSVP here.

SEMA joined nearly 1,300 trade associations, companies and other organizations in signing a letter to members of the House and Senate urging them to pass dozens of expired tax cuts during the November/December lame-duck session of Congress.

SEMA’s Political Action Committee (SEMA PAC) entered election day with high hopes for candidates supportive of small business and our industry. When the votes were counted, each candidate that SEMA PAC contributed to during the general election had won their contests. These electoral successes are...

SEMA announced that Mike Dingell has joined the Washington team as its government and public affairs manager. His focus will be on developing and enhancing the SEMA Action Network (SAN). Dingell comes to SEMA after spending five years in the state & local affairs division of the National Rifle...

The year 1990 seems like a lifetime ago. That year brought our industry the Ford Explorer and the Acura NSX. Chevy started using the song "Like a Rock" in its advertising campaigns. Dale Earnhardt was crowned the Winston Cup champion for the fourth time. The highly anticipated racing movie Days of...