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...

SEMA market data shows that the average car owned by enthusiasts, based on those who responded to SEMA's Automotive Lifestyles survey, was just over 20 years old. Although the highest percentage of enthusiasts surveyed are modifying vehicles made between 2000–2005, many of these same enthusiasts...

Discretionary income and a tightening economy is hitting close to home for many specialty-equipment companies. SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting addressed the issue at the SEMA National Education Conference, April 10–11, in Nashville.

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Participate in SEMA's May 1st webinar to learn the key ingredients your website needs to generate traffic online. Participants will learn the basics of structuring a website to achieve high search rankings and allow prospects to easily find it. Title: Beginner's Guide to High Search Engine...

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The truck known around the Internet as the Ford F-150 Raptor is unofficially official. Spy photographer Brenda Priddy tells us that sources attending Ford's recent 2008 dealer preview in Las Vegas viewed a video of a Raptor mule bombing across the desert at high speed. Ford execs are calling the...

Attention manufacturers: SEMA set up a Measuring Session with Saturn for the automaker's 2008 Astra. SEMA Measuring Sessions provide members private access to new-vehicle releases. Through the sessions, manufacturers can attain first-hand measurements, take photos and interact with vehicle designers...