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Dates and locations for several upcoming SEMA-sponsored shows and activities have been announced. Details are:

SEMA-member companies have posted several new listings for job opportunities at www.sema.org/classifieds. Working for a SEMA-member company has many advantages. In addition to working for a company that supports and contributes to the success of the overall industry, being employed by a SEMA-member...

The companies below represent the current exhibitors (G–Q) of the upcoming SEMA Spring Expo (SSE) and SEMA OFFROAD (SOR) set for the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, February 8–9. With a special emphasis on trucks and SUVs, SSE and SOR exhibitors will display a variety of products and...

Getting a big boost from 2007 newcomers, sales of subcompact cars shot up 41% during the first nine months of this year. Sales of the Toyota Yaris, Nissan Versa and Honda Fit reached double and triple digits from January to September of this year, compared to the same period in 2006. One question...

For the second consecutive year, light trucks and off-road vehicles led the total number of display vehicles at the 2007 SEMA Show. Light trucks accounted for 24% of total display vehicles, up 3% from 2006, according to SEMA research. Off-road display vehicles rose 4%, comprising 21% of the show...

The new Jeep Wrangler was the most popular SUV displayed at the 2007 SEMA Show, and for good reason: as with its predecessors, the new Wrangler is built to be customized. Rugged, long-travel suspension for off-road thrashings; thick, knobby tires for muddin’; or just a simple winch, tube bumpers and...

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) processed 362,227 patent applications and 323,527 trademark applications during the past year, the highest numbers in history. The USPTO also set records for quality examinations and processing times. For example, the average time from filing an initial...