Local Motors President, CEO and co-founder John B. Rogers helped to kick-off the 2010 SEMA Show as the Keynote speaker of the New Products Awards Breakfast. The annual breakfast gathering is where the some of the hottest products the industry has to offer are recognized for expertise in design...

The 2010 SEMA Show provided an opportunity for PROJECT 1320—a documentary film series produced by the Quarter Mile Foundation—to feature interviews from specialty-parts industry and racing pioneers. They included Bob Airheart, Ed Iskenderian, Louis Senter, Carroll Shelby, “Speedy Bill” Smith, Don...

A SEMA Measuring Session for the 2011 Honda Odyssey is scheduled for November 23, at American Honda's facility in Torrance, California. The deadline to register is Friday, November 19. RSVP now.

Industry studies show that most manufacturers have major “holes” in their application data, either because of errors in their fitment data, or gaps in vehicle coverage. The upcoming SEMA webinar on Thursday, November 18, will help manufacturers understand how to use industry application standards...

SEMA eNews highlights the websites of SEMA-member companies through the Hot Links to Cool Sites section each week. SEMA members: To be included in Hot Links to Cool Sites, e-mail your company name and website to enews@sema.org. Note: Make sure to include “Hot Links” in the subject line of the e-mail...

SEMA presented Mike Spagnola, founder and president of Street Scene Equipment and long-time SEMA member, with the 2010 Person of the Year Award at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

In recognition of his outstanding and selfless contributions to the industry and specifically a SEMA project known as the SEMA Data Pool Initiative, Bob Moore, founder and president of J&B Service, was honored with the 2010 Chairman’s Award at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

Ford and General Motors selected the following builders and manufacturers to receive 2010 SEMA Show Design Awards.

Californians rejected Proposition 23 at the polls on November 2 with a resounding 61% “no” vote, however, many proponents of the failed measure had already jumped ship to support its less controversial cousin: Proposition 26. Prop. 23 would have suspended implementation of California’s “Global...

If you attended the 2010 SEMA Show, you may have missed the final results of this year’s mid-term elections. As predicted, the political landscape has changed again, and for the first time since 2006, Republicans will hold a significant majority in the House of Representatives. Democrats have...