In comments to a proposed inspection regulation issued by the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles, SEMA supported a provision that would exempt vehicles registered as exhibition vehicles from OBD II requirements. Under state law, an exhibition vehicle is defined as a motor vehicle which is...

The Chinese State Council has launched a six-month campaign to enforce laws against counterfeited and pirated goods at the production and distribution levels. The special intellectual property rights (IPR) campaign is focusing on product areas subject to high levels of infringement, such as music...

You don’t have to be a geek or techie to understand social media; all you need is a passion for your job, according to Rick Calvert, CEO and co-founder of BlogWorld and New Media Expo, who hosted the SEMA webinar entitled, “Connect With Customers on Blogs: What You Need to Know.” “During the 2000...

Thousands tune in regularly to watch television hosts Matt Steele, Bruno Massel, Kevin Byrd and Bryan Fuller modify cars and trucks on national TV. The four experts will take viewers on an exclusive tour of the 2010 SEMA Show in a SPEED TV special premiering Sunday, December 19, 2010, at 8:00 p.m....

Through SEMA's Congressional District Site Visit program, Rep. Grace Napolitano and Rep. Joe Donnelly met with SEMA members in their home districts.

Astronaut Pete Conrad was scheduled to appear at the 1970 SEMA Show to receive SEMA’s first honorary membership, but he was bed-ridden with the flu. Conrad instead spoke via telephone to SEMA President Roy Richter during the Show's banquet.

Many SEMA-member companies use collector cars and exotics for promotional purposes, a fact that is borne out year after year at the SEMA Show. Whether in advertising, in catalogs or at car shows, the right vehicle with the right accessories can not only attract attention, but may serve to motivate...

SEMA will host a Dodge Measuring Session for the 2011 Durango and Charger on December 2 in Diamond Bar, California. The deadline to sign up for the session is Friday, November 30.

The 2010 Global Tire Expo more than delivered, even when just examining initial statistics. Show management indicates that tire and wheel-related new-product submissions for the New Products Showcase were up more than 45%.

The spy-shooting sleuths at Brenda Priddy & Co. recently captured shots of VW's new sedan out for a late-season, desert-testing run. Referred to as the NMS (as in “new midsize sedan”), this new car will fit in after the Jetta in VW’s lineup, but Priddy is not sure if it will replace the Passat, be...