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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...

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...

In December, the SEMA Performance Parts and Accessories Demand Index (PADI) fell 2 points (6%) from a November reading of 31, indicating that around 8% of adult American drivers (approximately 8 million households) have plans to purchase specialty-equipment products sometime in the next three months...

Despite suffering a 32% drop in new sales from this time last year, the pickup segment is the second-largest group of registered vehicles in the United States. Data from Experian Automotive shows nearly 51 million pickups registered as of mid-2008 (20.5% of total registrations), trailing only...

North American enthusiasts can finally get their hands on one of the world's most coveted performance icons: Nissan’s GT-R, successor to the generations of Skyline GT-R, known to enthusiasts and fanboys by its generation codes (R32, R33, R34) or simply by what Japanese enthusiasts called it—Godzilla...

Sales in the custom wheel market have increased from just over $1.4 billion in 1992 to more than $4.6 billion in 2007. To the specialty-equipment fan, custom wheels are the perfect opportunity to showcase luxury and opulence. But with these lean times, it is appropriate that current wheel trends are...

SEMA has revised, updated and formatted for online usage its guide to emissions certification of specialty automotive aftermarket parts. Known as the “Black Book” and available only to SEMA members, the guide is now simplified in many areas to facilitate achieving emissions compliance status with...

Ford drastically reduced the ordering combinations available on its best-selling F-150 pickup, according to a report in Automotive News, and other manufacturers have moved to reduce the scope and types of options that they would provide at the dealership in order to save on overhead costs. Photo...