The SEMA Action Network (SAN) announced that it has broadened its legislative advocacy activities to include the Parliament of Canada and the provincial governments. Canadian automotive hobbyists, car clubs and related businesses can now join this influential grassroots lobbying effort by...

The collective efforts of SEMA and the Wheel & Tire Council (WTC) have led to revised wording of the SAE J2530 Wheel Standard, incorporating the concerns of the specialty-equipment industry into the wheel standards process. Immediate past WTC chairman George Finch, Frank Bohanan and SEMA Vice...

Toyota Corporate Marketing Manager Brian Smith will deliver his presentation, "Marketing for Personalization," at the 2007 SEMA Show Innovations Day luncheon, Monday, October 29. The presentation will include a 20-minute PowerPoint and Q&A session, and it will touch on specialty-equipment marketing...

General Motors has appointed Martin Walsh general manager of the HUMMER Division, responsible for marketing, sales, distribution, dealer development and management of the HUMMER brand worldwide. Walsh began his career with GM in 1976 and served in a number of executive sales and marketing capacities...

SEMA Manufacturing members are invited to attend a measuring session for the 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser next week, Wednesday, September 26, in Torrance, California. Sessions will be limited to 60 minutes, no more than three companies at one time, and only two persons per company. Cameras will NOT be...

Tune in for today's webcast, "The Future of Inventory Control—RFID," presented by Doug Jacobs of Restyler's Choice, at 10:00 a.m. (PST). With talk of barcodes disappearing and radio frequency identification (RFID) taking its place, businesses are finding themselves facing familiar questions: Will...

The deadline for exhibitors of the 2007 SEMA Show to register products for the SEMA Show New Products Showcase is this Friday, September 21. For complete information and to register your products click here.

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Business owners, installers, restylers and wheel and tire specialists—gain a quality advantage in your market. Register now for the upcoming SEMA Installer Certification exams before it’s too late. The SEMA certification program includes five exams. All tests will be offered on Thursday, November 8...

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