News and information from SEMA's councils and committees.

It's been said before: For a product to be successful, the outside of the box is just as important as what's inside. A product's packaging or merchandising display may be the first and only opportunity to grab a customer's attention.

The SEMA Wheel & Tire Council (WTC) announced the establishment of a new WTC Hall of Fame on Wednesday, November 5, 2009. The announcement came during the annual WTC industry reception, held this year at the Renaissance Hotel in Las Vegas during the 2009 SEMA Show.

Ford may follow up the arrival of its high-performance off-roader with a crew cab version.

Booth space is now available at the upcoming 2010 PAACE Automechanika Show, July 14-16, in Mexico City, an event that draws more than 18,000 attendees in the automotive industry.

Chinese consumers, for the first time, purchased more cars and light trucks in 2009 than U.S. car buyers. China sold 12.8 million cars and light trucks in 2009 (13.6 million with heavy-duty truck sales factored in) to become the world's largest vehicle market, according to the official Xinhua news...

The companies (J–Z) listed iin this week's "Hot Links to Cool Sites" are exhibiting at the upcoming Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council (MPMC) Media Trade Conference.

Get hands-on with the new 4.0L V6-powered 2010 Toyota 4-Runner at the January 27 measuring session.

Don “The Snake” Prudhomme retires from NHRA drag racing, disbands his NHRA Top Fuel team; Randall Walker burns competition at the the Ice Bowl dirt-late-model event at Alabama’s Talladega Short Track; Andrew Gurtis promoted to vice president of operations at Daytona International Speedway; Bob Tasca...

SEMA members, it's once again time to recognize your mentors, colleagues and competitors and nominate them for the SEMA Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors the industry bestows on individual members.