Tuesday, June 14, 2011, is the last day for eligible SEMA members to vote in the 2011–2013 SEMA Board of Directors Election.

In addition to the 125 manufacturers already committed to exhibiting in the Wheel Accessories section of the 2011 SEMA Show, the annual event taking place in Las Vegas Tuesday–Friday, November 1–4, 2011, will feature several activities specifically targeted to those in the wheel industry.


The U.S. Department of the Interior has withdrawn its controversial “wild lands” policy, which directed lands with potential wilderness qualities to be managed as wilderness. SEMA joined with a number of other organizations to oppose the program, implemented last December by the U.S. Bureau of Land...

SEMA-supported legislation to exempt classic vehicles and classic rods from emissions inspections if owners pay a one-time $6 fee and submit a certification that their vehicle will not be driven more than 5,000 miles per year was signed into law by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval.

Hundreds of leaders and professionals from the specialty-equipment industry will gather to honor noteworthy icons and volunteers during the 2011 SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser on Friday, July 29, at the Renaissance Hotel in Long Beach, California.

With hundreds of SEMA Show exhibitors offering products for the powersports market, SEMA Show organizers are expanding the Powersports & Utility Vehicle section of the 2011 event.

Popular Plates: Fall magazine, a national newsstand magazine published by Source Interlink Media, is planning to include a section on tailgate parties.

Centric Parts Acquires 25,000 sq. ft. of Floor Space Centric Parts has acquired an additional 25,000 sq. ft. of floor space adjacent to the company's existing facility in the City of Industry, California, which handles customer service, shipping and receiving of finished goods. With the new space...

The deadline to register for Priority Booth Space at the SEMA China Business Development Conference is June 15.

According to Brenda Priddy & Co., Ford is planning a high-riding, Fiesta MPV, and with these latest shots of this prototype submitted by the spy shooters, it looks like Chevy has the same plan.