Business owners, installers, restylers and wheel and tire specialists: gain a quality advantage in your market and register now for the upcoming SEMA Installer Certification exams. Registration has been extended until Friday, September 28, so don't miss the last chance to test, certify and market...

The SEMA Show is loaded with innovative resources, merchandising tools, marketing strategies and networking opportunities to help auto dealers create new profit centers with fast-selling accessories in every department: new car, used car, parts, service and F&I. Gain the knowledge and expertise you...

The first in a series of SEMA vehicle technology seminars drew over 50 members of the specialty-equipment industry and several key SEMA staff who came to learn and discuss electronic stability control systems.

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If you missed today's webinar, "Get Paid: Avoiding Slow/Non-Paying Customers and Collecting Debt," stay tuned for the download next week. Learn how to avoid the hassle of collecting money that's past due with Doug Frymer, as he discusses how to avoid slow or non-paying customers through careful...

With only five weeks until the SEMA Show, now is the time to register for the 2007 SEMA Show Internship Program. The Internship Program is an excellent opportunity for the participating exhibitors to observe, influence and potentially hire new talent pursuing a career in the specialty-equipment...

For the first time ever, the spy shooters at Brenda Priddy & Co. spotted a Camaro test mule in the United States. Most of the testing and development is taking place in Australia, Priddy says, and previously they’ve only been able to grab grainy cell phone shots of a Holden-badged mule.

A bill to ban the sale or installation of "an exhaust system which has been modified in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the exhaust” will be considered by the Massachusetts Joint Transportation Committee on October 2. The bill excludes limited-use “antique motor cars”...

The California Air Resources Board is proposing to revise its current requirements for the sale and use of aftermarket and re-manufactured catalytic converters. The proposed requirements would extend the period for meeting emissions reductions from 25,000 to 50,000 miles or a period of five years...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to regulate paint-stripping operations that use methylene chloride and surface coating and autobody refinishing operations that use paints containing hazardous metal compounds. The rule targets hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), which the...